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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has acknowledged that her conservative party's loss in Sunday's legislative election in the country's most populous state was a “bitter, painful defeat,” but stressed that it would not affect her tough European austerity policies.
After years of mopping floors, cleaning toilets and taking out the trash at New York's prestigious Columbia University, Gac Filipaj finally saw his dream come true. The 52-year-old immigrant from the former Yugoslavia graduated from Columbia with a degree in classics – with honors.
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World Crude Oil Prices
Brent Crude Oil Prices (USD per barrel)
WTI Cushing (US) Crude Oil Prices (USD per barrel)
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 Team members of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission took a test rover to Dumont Dunes in California's Mojave Desert this week to improve knowledge of the best way to operate a similar rover, Curiosity, currently flying to Mars for an August landing.
 Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno, report that male pseudoscorpions treated with the antibiotic tetracycline suffer significantly reduced sperm viability and pass this toxic effect on to their untreated sons. They suggest a similar effect could occur in humans and other species.
 Many military systems, such as missiles, rely on the Global Positioning System (GPS) to provide accurate position, orientation and time information while in flight. When GPS is inaccessible, whether as a result of a malfunction or as a consequence of enemy action, information critical for navigation must be gathered using the missile's on-board sensors.
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General Information About Prostate Cancer. Stages of Prostate Cancer. Recurrent Prostate Cancer. Treatment Option Overview. Treatment Options by Stage. Treatment Options for Recurrent Prostate Cancer.
General Information About Renal Cell Cancer. Stages of Renal Cell Cancer. Treatment Option Overview. Treatment Options for Renal Cell Cancer.
 What Is Pneumonia? Types of Pneumonia. Other Names for Pneumonia. What Causes Pneumonia? Who Is at Risk for Pneumonia? What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Pneumonia? How Is Pneumonia Diagnosed? How Is Pneumonia Treated? How Can Pneumonia Be Prevented?
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Finance
Key ECB Interest Rates, effective from December 14, 2011
Business Global shares recover slightly, but Greece fears remain TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares recovered some ground on Thursday from the previous day's sell-off, but investors found little reason to chase risk amid deepening turmoil in Greece and fears of contagion to other stressed euro zone economies.
Europe drags down Wall Street a fourth day NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed lower in a choppy session on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 logging its fourth straight decline as investors worried about Greece's future as a member of the euro zone.
JPMorgan's future losses at the mercy of an obscure index (Reuters) - It's the biggest parlor game on Wall Street: Estimating how large JPMorgan Chase & Co's trading loss will be from a hedging strategy that went wrong.
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Politics Exclusive: Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria: panel UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Republic, according to a confidential report on Iran sanctions-busting seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
ECB move on Greek banks hits euro confidence FRANKFURT/ATHENS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has stopped offering liquidity to some Greek banks it does not consider solvent, and international concern about the euro zone rose as Athens called new elections that look set to be won by parties opposing austerity measures.
Plans to strike Iran "ready", says U.S. Israel envoy JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. plans for a possible military strike on Iran are ready and the option is "fully available", the U.S. ambassador to Israel said, days before Tehran resumes talks with world powers which suspect it of seeking to develop nuclear arms.
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NUTRIBASE: Nutrition Facts DataBase
NutriBase is the largest Nutrition Facts DataBase, offering free, clear and accurate information for more than 7,000 food products. Use it to find out the content of Vitamins, Minerals, Energy, Dietary Fiber, Cholesterol, Fatty Acids and other nutrients for a lot of common and not-so-common foods.
How to search foods:
• Insert one to three words, and then click Search; you will get the list of foods containing these words;
• At least one of the words should have more than three letters; don't insert punctuation (allowed characters are letters, numbers, space and hyphen).
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Only 1 egg and very little margine are used in this low-saturated-fat, low-cholesterol low-sodium bread.
Only 1 tablespoon of oil is used in this tasty and heart-healthy rice dish.
This citrusy rice contains almonds, celery, and onions, but no added salt for a flavorful low sodium side dish.
Combine the cooked rice, scallions, and bouillon granules and mix well.
Anise seed makes turkey taste like Italian sausage, with none of the saturated fat; the red wine and dried mushrooms make this a uniquely delicious dish.
Drain the marinade before serving this dish to lower the fat and sodium—but keep all the great taste
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English Edition. May 17, 2012 Updated: 16 min ago
