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Festival Promotes Businesses Offering Holistic, Healthy Life (Daily Northwestern)After 14 years as a Social Worker, Evanston resident Alyse Rynor switched to a more “holistic” approach to helping others by becoming a self-described “personal wellness coach.” “Ultimately the goal is to bring more peace to the world,” Rynor said of her holistic health counseling service.

Four men admit being involved in a conspiracy to cause explosions during a hearing at Woolwich Crown Court.

- Four admit explosives conspiracy

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc. said on Friday some batteries in its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook computers may have performance problems, but they do not pose a safety risk.

- Apple says some notebooks may have battery issues

The Texas House on Wednesday voted 135-2 to pass (HB 1098) a Senate-approved bill that would prevent mandatory vaccination for middle school girls in the state until 2011, the New York Times reports (Blumenthal, New York Times, 4/26). Gov. Rick Perry (R) on Feb. 2 issued an executive order that mandates that all girls entering the sixth grade beginning in September 2008 receive an HPV vaccine. [click link for full article]

- Texas Legislature Passes Bill To Halt Gov. Perry’s Executive Order Mandating HPV Vaccine For Middle School Girls

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A new law allowing the creation of human stem cells may benefit medical research.

- Australia lifts ban on cloning human embryos

Five protestors are arrested following a break-in at a BAE Systems site at Filton, near Bristol.

- Five arrested after BAE break-in

The funeral is held of a 22-year-old English teacher found dead in a bath of sand in a Tokyo apartment.

- Funeral for murdered teacher

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Groups back halting state taxing of Social Security (The Springfield News-Leader)Four groups endorsed a plan today to eliminate the state tax on Social Security benefits, the governor’s office announced. House Bill 444, the Senior Tax Justice Act, was supported by the Silver Haired Legislators, Association of Retired Missouri State Employees, Missouri Kidney Program, and the Missouri Retired Teachers Association. “Missouri seniors deserve to keep the money they have earned .

Social Security report to be released (AP via Yahoo! News)The odds that President Bush will be able to make significant changes in either Social Security or Medicare before leaving office appear increasingly slim.

The United Nations Security Council has for the first time focused on the impact of climate change on conflicts around the world.

- UN looks at link between global warming and unrest

As the sports world prepares for this weekend’s National Football League draft and the excitement of promising young players entering the league, a new study from the University of Michigan Health System highlights the issues faced at the other end of the career spectrum, after players retire. [click link for full article]

- Depression Among Retired NFL Players: Pain Compounds Symptoms

British Gas announces that it is to cut its gas bills by 3% and electricity by 6%, with immediate effect.

- British Gas cuts its energy bills

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs indicated on Wednesday he is unlikely to give in to calls from the music industry to add a subscription-based model to Apple’s wildly popular iTunes online music store.

- Jobs says Apple customers not into renting music

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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Central European nations have closed in fastest amongst emerging economies on the digital elites in North America and western Europe, a ranking of Web-savvy nations showed on Thursday.

- Central Europe closes in on digital elites: study

Does it seem like none of the time management ideas you try work for very long? Sure, they look good on paper and you probably even agree with them, but they just don’t play out that well in real life. Find out the real problem with time management in this article from the author of the new book Ignited.

- The Problem with Time Management

Observed in the wild and tested in captivity, chimpanzees invite comparison with humans, their close relatives. They bear a family resemblance that fascinates people, and scientists see increasing evidence of similarities in chimp behavior and skills, making some of them think on the vagaries of evolution.

- Evidence of chimps’ intelligence grows

The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and local Detroit experts urged parents today to take action against the alarmingly high rate of teen prescription drug abuse in Michigan. [click link for full article]

- Michigan Ranks Among Top States In Nation In Teen Abuse Of Prescription Drugs

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