Month: November 2012
Reckitt seals deal to buy Schiff for $1.4 billion
(Reuters) – Reckitt Benckiser Group Pls has signed an agreement to acquire Schiff Nutrition International Inc for $1.4 billion, beating out Germany’s Bayer and winning its entry into a $30 billion vitamins and nutrition supplements market. Schiff’s board of directors have approved the previously announced cash tender offer of $42 per share, and recommends shareholders tender into the deal, Reckitt said in a statement on Wednesday. The agreement had been expected. On Tuesday, Bayer disclosed its decision to capitulate to its rival bidder, which topped its own offer of $1.2 billion. …
In "beautiful China", local polluters still hold sway
TIANYING, China (Reuters) – In ramshackle semi-industrial Tianying in China's Anhui province, a state-owned lead smelter and foundry sits at the centre of town, behind high walls and secure gates that make it look more like a prison than the mainstay of the local economy. Decades of pollution from it and similar plants — Tianying once accounted for half of China's total lead output — has made much of the town's land uninhabitable and its water undrinkable. …
N.J. Father Gives Son Gift of Sight
Tom Bestwick, Sr. enjoyed the open road; he enjoyed the feeling of riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle throughout the back roads of New Jersey with his son, Tom Jr.”It was the combination of the thrill of the ride, the freedom of not being confined in a metal box and I’ll be damned if they ain’t fun,” said Tom.On July 17, 2012 Tom would ride for a final time when collided his 1997 silver CMC motorcycle with a Buick La Saber in New Jersey. He was rushed to Christiana Hospital in Delaware but doctors could not spare his life. …
3rd person in Calif. dies from mushroom poisoning
Grant Bowler: Working With Lindsay Lohan Was An Exercise 'In Patience'
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Do-it-all stretch exercise
One of the worst things about growing older is how much it affects the way you move. Muscles and tendons – in fact, all the tissues involved in movement – contract and shrink. It gets harder to move your arms and legs, so you move less. The result is …
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New Exercise Center Opens
Armed with degrees in exercise science and sports management, the husband-wife team, along with other certified trainers, are bringing new fitness options to Strongsville. With more than 3,000 square feet of private and group training facilities, they …
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Exercise To Burn Off Each Thanksgiving Dish
Just in time, the helpful folks at Active.com have posted a list of my favorite Thanksgiving foods — and a suggested exercise to bun off each portion. Of course this is just an estimate. The actual number of calories you burn depends on your weight …
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Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation Exercise
Marines demonstrate a non-combatant evacuation in an exercise which prepares them to rescue civilians attached to U.S. interests overseas following a disaster or hostile situation. ———-. Disclaimer: The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute …
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Japanese live-fire exercise builds partner capacity for US, Japan
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers perform crew service and pre-fire drills, Nov. 17, 2012, during the Chu-Sam and Hawk missile annual service practice, ASP, at McGregor Range Complex, N.M. The Chu-Sam and Hawk missile ASP, which began …
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US abortions fall 5 pct, biggest drop in a decade
U.S. abortions fell 5 percent during the recession and its aftermath in the biggest one-year decrease in at least a decade, perhaps because women are more careful to use birth control when times are tough, researchers say.