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...boost government-controlled prices for agricultural products. Beijing is also widely expected to introduce measures to resuscitate the faltering property market, in an attempt to prevent a U.S.-style crash in home prices. The government announced on Oct. 22 that it would waive taxes on certain property deals to spur flagging sales...
...This will spur people to do more and encourage billions around the world to mobilize themselves and show acts of heroism in the fight against the common enemy: the destruction of the environment. In my homeland, the Philippines, Odette Alcantara has been actively involved in the Zero Basura Olympics (basura is Spanish and Filipino for garbage), recycling, tree-planting, clearing waterways, rivers, lakes and seas, plus teach-ins, seminars and speeches to tell people the importance of protecting the environment, starting immediately in their own homes. For this reason we believe that Ms. Alcantara's accomplishments and her ongoing work...
...decades been mainland Africa's brightest star, a country that has gone from dustbowl poverty to middle income status in a generation, where elections are peaceful, politicians retire voluntarily, civil society is vibrant and where natural resources (in Bostwana's case, diamonds) are not a curse or a spur to corruption and violent theft, but a blessing shared...
...orange juice; under the AAP's new guidelines, kids would have to drink at least four glasses a day. Vitamin D is also found in cod liver oil and fatty fish such as salmon or mackerel - not terribly popular with most youngsters. And while the best way to spur vitamin D production in the body is exposure to sunlight - typically about 10 or 15 minutes at a time a few times a week - it's not always the easiest. Some climates have less sunlight than others, and people either don't spend enough time outdoors or wear sunscreen when they...
When doctors urge overweight kids to pick up more activities, reading probably isn't what they have in mind. Yet a new study by obesity researchers at Duke University finds that the simple act of reading - depending on the choice of material - can spur weight loss in tween-age girls...