All Stories from January 7, 2013 (Change date)
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Lake Zurich design firm works with residential, commercial clientsJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - An interview with Mollee Johnson, owner of Style 1519 Interior Design in Lake Zurich. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Style 1519 is a full service interi...
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Annoying tics may be controlled with behavior trainingJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - Q. My son jerks his neck constantly. Why does he have this tic? Is it dangerous? What can we do about it? A. Tics are upsetting — both to the person who has them and to ...
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Your Health: Planks now the gold standardJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - Skip the sit-ups Sit-ups once ruled as the way to tighter abs and a slimmer waistline, while “planks” were merely flooring. Now planks — exercises in which you ass...
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Successful entrepreneurs tell what they would do differentlyJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - The best way to learn can be to ask a simple question — which is why I built on a suggestion from Julie Baron, principal of Communication Works, Arlington Heights, and a...
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Flu? Malaria? Weather trends shaping disease forecastingJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Only a 10 percent chance of showers today, but a 70 percent chance of flu next month. That's the kind of forecasting health scientists are trying to move towa...
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Research finds new health benefits of restricting caloriesJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - In 1908, Linda Hazzard, an American with some training as a nurse, published “Fasting for the Cure of Disease,” which claimed that minimal food was the route to recovery...
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New Lego robotics kit talks to iPhonesJan 07, 2013 4:58 am - LAS VEGAS — Lego bricks are getting cozy with the iPhone and other Apple devices in the latest incarnation of the Mindstorms robotics kit. Lego is set to announce Monday...
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Grounded Shell oil-drilling ship refloatedJan 07, 2013 4:58 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Shell oil-drilling ship that ran aground near a remote Alaska island has been refloated, officials said early Monday. Royal Dutch Shell’s Kulluk wa...
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Google executive chairman arrives in North KoreaJan 07, 2013 4:56 am - PYONGYANG, North Korea — Google’s chairman wants a first-hand look at North Korea’s economy and social media during his private visit Monday to the communist nation, his...
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Compression garmets put the squeeze on fitness wearJan 07, 2013 4:44 am - It seems that you can’t head to a gym or run down your favorite trail these days without finding someone wearing compression garments. Weekend warriors and elite athlete...