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Slimming down for spring?  How the Standard Utah Diet Failed You

Slimming down for spring? How the Standard Utah Diet Failed You

Approximate reading time: 7-8 minutes As a nation, it cannot be denied that Americans are getting sicker and fatter. And according to longtime nutrition executive and co-founder of a new science-based health and wellness company, Joel Beekman, it might not be your fault. Since the US government first established dietary guidelines in 1977, the food …

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Scientists may have tamed Fusion’s No. 1 Nemesis

Scientists may have tamed Fusion’s No. 1 Nemesis

The biggest problem at the heart of nuclear fusion is how to contain ultra-hot plasma long enough to sustain energy-producing reactions. One of the major hurdles to plasma containment is the elimination of “rupture regimes”—instabilities in which plasma-containing magnetic field lines break. Now researchers at Princeton University and the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have …

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Students, colleagues said goodbye to the beloved music teacher

Students, colleagues said goodbye to the beloved music teacher

Beloved teacher and mentor Matthew David Bishop, who taught music at Dundee High School and was artistic director and conductor of the Elgin Youth Choir, died Saturday at his home in Elgin. He was 34. Courtesy of Miller Funeral Home Described as the embodiment of kindness, respect and caring, Matthew David Bishop was a musician’s …

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Air NZ regrets charging tourists $13,000 to change flights after terminal diagnostics

Air NZ regrets charging tourists $13,000 to change flights after terminal diagnostics

photo: RNZ / Nate MacKinnon Air New Zealand has admitted it made a mistake when it tried to charge two American tourists $13,000 to change flights after one of them received a serious medical diagnosis. Todd and Patricia Kerekes flew business class from New York to Auckland in January. Return tickets cost $37,500. They intended …

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Lack of insurance among Tennessee children remains low as mental health concerns persist |  VUMC Reporter

Lack of insurance among Tennessee children remains low as mental health concerns persist | VUMC Reporter

The latest analysis of the 2024 Tennessee Child Health Survey found that the share of uninsured children in Tennessee remained stable from the 2023 survey, and rates of mental health diagnoses and related concerns among Tennessee parents remain high. The annual survey by the Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy found that 4.5 percent of …

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A ship sails to the end of the Earth and discovers 100 new life forms

A ship sails to the end of the Earth and discovers 100 new life forms

From Jan. 8 to Feb. 11, the Falkor research vehicle (also belonging to the Schmidt Ocean Institute) mapped 20,400 square miles of the southeast Pacific Ocean and discovered about 100 new marine species in the process. These species include lobsters, glass sponges, sea urchins, amphipods, and more. During the expedition, the researchers also cataloged four …

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Dylan, Nelson, Plant & More headline Outlaw Music Fest in CNY

Dylan, Nelson, Plant & More headline Outlaw Music Fest in CNY

Get ready, Central New York, because criminals are riding into town. The star ensemble of Willie Nelson and Family, Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss and Celis have announced the extraordinary Outlaw Music Festival 2024, which they will stop at Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse on Friday, June 28. Regarding …

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