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MANTRA : No plans for patio smoking ban

MANTRA : No plans for patio smoking ban

Findings in a new survey reveal most Manitobans don’t want to be bothered by cigarette smoke while enjoying outdoor patios and other public places. The Manitoba Tobacco Reduction Alliance (MANTRA) came out with the survey, which found two in three people (67%) support extending smoking bans to outdoor patios of restaurants and bars — an increase from 58% in 2008

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White Bread Linked to Obesity, warns study

White Bread Linked to Obesity, warns study

Eating six or more slices of white bread a day is strongly linked to obesity, Spanish researchers have claimed. The academic who led the study warned that white bread was “like a bomb of sugar” for the body and said there was a significant likelihood that it caused weight problems.

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Family lunch helps children put on weight, new study says

Family lunch helps children put on weight, new study says

Children who eat lunch with their parents are more likely to be overweight than those in families who eat breakfast and dinner together, a study has found. The researchers concluded that children who ate breakfast with their parents 5-7 times per week were 40 percent less likely to be overweight compared with children who had breakfast with their parents 2-4 …

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Local beekeepers say numbers down, Report

Local beekeepers say numbers down

A yearly survey of beekeepers, shows fewer colony losses occurred in the United States over the winter of 2013-2014 than in recent years, but beekeepers say losses remain higher than the level that they consider to be sustainable. According to survey results, total losses of managed honey bee colonies from all causes were 23.2 percent nationwide. That number is above …

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Snooki Tries on Wedding Dresses (Photo)

Snooki Tries on Wedding Dresses

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Jionni LaValle have been gearing up for their extravagant wedding after being engaged for about two years. At the same time, the couple are expecting their second baby together and the “Snooki and Jwoww” star is exited to show off her baby bump in her wedding dress. After revealing her 5-month-old baby bump, Polizzi shows her …

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Southwest Airlines fined $200K for false TV ads

Southwest Airlines fined $200K for false TV ads

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) said Thursday that Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has been fined $200,000 for violating the full-fare advertising rule. DOT says Southwest Airlines advertised on TV in Atlanta last October that flights to Chicago, New York and Los Angeles were only $59 on some dates.

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9 Researchers Awarded Prestigious Kavli Prizes

9 Researchers Awarded Prestigious Kavli Prizes

Three $1 million prizes for scientific research will be shared among nine scientists who contributed to astrophysics, neuroscience and nanoscience. Bestowed every two years since 2008, Kavli Prizes are named for Norway-born Fred Kavli, a philanthropist who died last November, according to The Associated Press.

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