Word: development
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...could translate into more than $1 million a year--a nice paycheck anywhere, but especially in a region with double-digit unemployment and an average annual income of less than $10,000. Hydro Resources president Richard Clement Jr. says his company will eventually employ about 150 local workers to develop the site, one of the two largest beds of untapped uranium...
...unnecessary because doctors could pick up most thyroid disorders on their own. Since then, however, studies have shown that among women who are middle-aged and older, 1 in 71 suffers from a thyroid disorder that is severe enough to cause problems but has never been diagnosed. (Men also develop thyroid disease as they age, but at a much lower rate.) Why do doctors miss so many cases? Turns out that many symptoms associated with thyroid disorders mimic the signs of aging...
Nearly 40 years of data on 1,190 men have shown that those with depression are about twice as likely to develop heart disease, including fatal heart attacks--even when adjusting for factors like smoking and cholesterol. Researchers can't explain the connection, but advise those with depression to take other heart risks more seriously...
...stars buzzed-about actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and is directed by hot indie filmmaker Kevin Smith (Chasing Amy). On Aug. 21, Rock begins a new season of his critically lauded, superhip HBO talk show, The Chris Rock Show. And Rock recently finalized a deal with HBO to develop new specials and series for the cable channel. "HBO has been known for breaking top comedians, and Chris is the most important to come along in a long time," says Chris Albrecht, president of original programming for HBO. "He's a guy who can get away with being honest...
...working with the [FSILGs] to develop apool of candidates," he said...