Friends quit smoking? You probably will too The Miami Herald LOS ANGELES -- The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did. | Wh...
Alaska Airlines shuffles some routes, adds Twin Cities The News Tribune SeaTac's Alaska Airlines will link the Pacific Northwest's largest city duo, Seattle-Tacoma, with the north-central U.S.' most famous twin cities, Minneapolis-St. Paul, beginning Oct. 26. | The new twice-daily route was among a host of schedule changes that Alaska and its sister airline, Horizon Air...
Quake experts imagine California's catastrophic 'Big One' Orlando Sentinel LOS ANGELES - The "Big One," as earthquake scientists imagine it in a detailed, first-of-its-kind script, unzips California's mighty San Andreas Fault north of the Mexican border. And in less than two minutes, Los Angeles and its sprawling suburbs ar...
Crunch turns back clock on mortgage lending AOL LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - As U.S. banks mop up the mess from billions of dollars of bad home loans, buyers are finding the days of cheap money are over and, in many cases, tougher versions of old lending rules now apply. | People of modest means have s...
California company buys cleaning franchise in Hawaii Star Bulletin By Nina Wu | A California company has acquired the local franchise for Coverall Cleaning Concepts in Hawaii. | Melton Franchise Systems Inc., dba Coverall Mountain & Pacific, now owns the Coverall master franchise for the Aloha state. | Mark Melton, ...
Watch and win: Eagles rookies on YouTube Philadelphia Daily News | By Bob Brookover | Inquirer Staff Writer A few months ago, YouTube.com was the Web site on which Andy Studebaker went to "watch the funny stuff." | Today, he's one of the millions of faces you can find through the site's search engine. Studebaker, ...
California firm buys Hawaii fruit operations Business Journal > Calavo buys Hawaii fruit operations [Los Angeles] Calavo Growers picks San Antonio for avocado ripening center [San Antonio] Nut co-op ponders Nasdaq [Sacramento] | A California company has bought two tropical fruit packing and processing operation...
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Mobile phone linked to birth of kids with behavioural problems The Times Of India | LOS ANGELES: Pregnant mothers who use mobile phones are more likely to give birth to kids with behavioural and emotional problems, suggests a landmark research into...
Durable fabrics combine indoor, outdoor fashion The Press Democrat | By ELAINE MARKOUTSAS | UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE | From the look of supple leather to silky chenille, plush mohair velvet to gossamer sheers, outdoor fabrics are showing sophisti...
L.A. looks to sewage as source for drinking water The News Tribune LOS ANGELES - Faced with persistent drought and the threat of tighter water supplies, Los Angeles plans to begin using heavily cleansed sewage to increase drinking water supplies, ...
Bill would require ships to burn cleaner fuel in U.S. ports San Diego WASHINGTON - Dangerous air emissions from giant cargo ships would be sharply reduced under legislation that passed a Senate committee Wednesday despite objections from Republicans. | The bill by Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., chairwoman of the Environ...
Calif. quake scientists detail impact of 'Big One' Seattle Times LOS ANGELES - | The "Big One," as earthquake scientists imagine it in a detailed, first-of-its-kind script, unzips California's mighty San Andreas Fault north of the Mexican border. In less than two minutes, Los Angeles and its sprawling suburbs are ...
A script for disaster: Quake scientists detail projected impact of 'Big One' in S. Calif. Star Tribune | LOS ANGELES - The "Big One," as earthquake scientists imagine it in a detailed, first-of-its-kind script, unzips California's mighty San Andreas Fault north of the Mexican border. In less than two minutes, Los Angeles and its sprawling suburbs are ...
Friends quit smoking? You probably will too The Miami Herald LOS ANGELES -- The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit if a spouse, friend, co-worker or sibling did. | What's more, smokers tend to quit in groups and thos...
