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Insufficient blood levels of vitamin D have been linked to several health problems aside from rickets and type 1 diabetes, including other autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis, along with some rare but serious heart problems like cardiomyopathy. Indeed a host of recent studies has shown myriad benefits of taking supplements. Beyond better bone health, stronger muscles and fewer fractures in adults, research also suggests vitamin D can reduce the risk of various cancers. A study of 1,179 postmenopausal women published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition last year found that women who took calcium...
Flip Books (Klutz, $14.95). The template for a cute little flip book is provided. Young Spielbergs draw in a few details, clip it together, et voilà! This is that rare craft book that boys 10 and older will enjoy. Parental intervention is needed for ripping the pages (careful!), but that...
...followed that very desire in the months after his 2002 ejection from Vivendi in the depths of the tech bust. With the help of a borrowed office, he founded the New York City--based mergers-and-acquisitions advisory boutique Messier Partners. Says Messier, in one of the rare interviews he's given since he left Vivendi: "I don't manage large teams anymore that run businesses that you can't control or you can't be sure to get satisfaction from. I like advising CEOs, and I love helping them with negotiations...
...Lovett had told reporters that, in line with standard procedures, a Brown waxwork wouldn't be commissioned until after elections. (Brown inherited the job between elections, after Blair resigned.) A subsequent "significant swell of public support" for Brown triggered the request to Downing Street, says Lovett. That's a rare mismatch between Tussaud's own soundings and the wider world view, because opinion polls reflect no such swell - Labour, under Brown, has actually lost ground to the Tories...
...Saturday night caused a drainage pipe to burst in Pusey Library, resulting in water damage of many valuable holdings. The 19-person Library Collection Emergency Team promptly responded to the disaster—which harmed an array of objects, from sketches of costumes and set designs, to collections of rare manuscripts, to hand-painted canvas backdrops—and called several curators and conservators for additional support. Since Saturday’s flooding, the team has focused its attention on removing any remaining water from the collections. “We’re successfully drying everything...