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Australian Sleep Disorders Skyrocket, Leaving Doctors Concerned
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Australian Sleep Disorders Skyrocket, Leaving Doctors Concerned

Rates of sleeping disorders in Australia are at an all-time high, and sleep deprivation is becoming an increasingly alarming issue in our developed world. In a society where being busy or having no time to sleep is the mark of a successful or influential person, it is hard to get people to understand just how important sleep is for their bodies. In 2012 to 2013, some 75,000 people left a hospital with the diagnosis of a sleep disorder, and that’s really just the base of the issues associated with it. Not sleeping is almost as bad for you as smoking cigarettes, and it leads to Alzheimer’s, obesity, poor concentration at work or school, and a host of other issues It also costs $36.4 billion each year in Australia alone. People believe that if they “catch up” on sleep on the weekends, it do...
Death of Woman by Implants is a Lesson for All of Us
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Death of Woman by Implants is a Lesson for All of Us

Many people sit down each year and map out a fitness plan, before falling off the wagon a month or so later and giving up. In the case of one Maryland woman, an attempt to look fit actually cost her her life. Kelly Mayhew passed away after going into cardiac arrest. News reports say this came after she had received silicone injections to her butt in the basement of a home in Rockaway. After the injections, she started struggling to breathe and gurgling. Her mother asked the so-called "doctor" who performed the procedure to call the police, but the phony surgeon instead made a run for it, speeding off in a gray SUV. Mayhew's mother called the police and performed CPR, but Kelly later died at an area hospital. These injections are more common than one would think. In fact, in 2013 alone, s...
Your Morning Coffee Could Be Just As Unhealthy As a Can of Coke
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Your Morning Coffee Could Be Just As Unhealthy As a Can of Coke

If you’re driving through San Francisco any time soon, you’ll likely see at least one billboard reading “WARNING: Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes and tooth decay.” Additionally, thanks to the newest legislation approved by city supervisors, soft drink advertisements are now required to warn consumers that too much soda pop could be hazardous to their health, much like the warnings on cigarette boxes. The bill was controversial from the start, according to Bloomberg and Entrepreneur, even though it likely couldn’t have passed in any state other than health-conscious California. The regulations exempt certain sugar-laden drinks, like most coffee beverages, but a new concern has popped up: Starbucks’s infamous Frappucinos, which are realistically mor...
San Jose Teen Planned Inside Job Home Invasion with Gang Members to Rob His Family
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San Jose Teen Planned Inside Job Home Invasion with Gang Members to Rob His Family

In San Jose, CA, a teenager has been charged with orchestrating a burglary with three known gang members. The twist, however, is that the 17-year-old planned for the others to rob his own home. Simerjeet Singh knew the three gang members from school and is accused of "masterminding" a home invasion. Singh helped Moses Perez Herrera, 17, Alvaro Valdivia, 16, and Moses Noel Torres, 22, get into his home to steal from his father, Bikram Jeet Singh, and other family members. But the family home contained several high-definition surveillance cameras, which caught the burglary on video. Three family members were also home at the time of the robbery. Simerjeet Singh's grandmother, mother and 14-month-old half-sister were in the house when the burglars got in. One of the women heard noises dow...
For Summer Home Improvements, Homeowners Should Be Wary of Contractor Fraud
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For Summer Home Improvements, Homeowners Should Be Wary of Contractor Fraud

It's unfortunately a familiar story for many homeowners: they hire a contractor to make home improvements and pay a deposit, but then the contractor never shows. Such was the case for customers in Atlantic County, NJ, who hired ShorePro Contractors. At the beginning of June, a judge ordered the company to pay back $940,000 to customers who paid for work that was never completed. Owner Christopher Molosso, Sr., allegedly demanded $2,000 from one customer for a home renovation permit, even though the fee for the permit had been waived because the home had suffered damage during Hurricane Sandy. In all, ShorePro had violated New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act, the Home Improvement Contractor’s Registration Act, and other regulations a total of 84 times. Many victims, like the homeowner who wa...
Click Farmers Ready The Digital Harvest
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Click Farmers Ready The Digital Harvest

It's the middle of the growing season for many farmers, but "click farmers" operate best in the dark. In the sketchier corners of the internet, anyone looking to artificially boost their social media stats can purchase Facebook Likes, YouTube views, and Twitter followers by the thousands. Desperate business owners will purchase all manner of counterfeit data to rack up phony metrics. The Week gained access to one of these black market click farms. In a barbed-wire-rimmed pink apartment complex in the Philippines, a group of social media harvesters plant fake profiles all over the Web. "Casipong inserts earbuds, queues up dance music, and checks her client's' instructions. Their specifications are often quite pointed. A São Paulo gym might request 75 female Brazilian fitness fanatics, or...
Former Dry Cleaning Site in Buffalo Gets Groundwater Remediation, Redevelopment as Cancer Center
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Former Dry Cleaning Site in Buffalo Gets Groundwater Remediation, Redevelopment as Cancer Center

A former shopping plaza site in Buffalo, NY, could be the next spot for remediation and cleanup, according to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. The project, located at the old Southtowns shopping plaza at 3021 Orchard Park Road, would cost more than $600,000 as the area is redeveloped into a "multi-disciplinary world class cancer center." The environmental remediation efforts will be paid for by 3021-3041 Orchard Park Road LLC and Comprehensive Cancer Services Oncology, P.C., and will be overseen by the DEC. Once home to the Orchard Park Antique Mall, a Tops Market, and a CVS Pharmacy, the location also housed other businesses, including a dry cleaning service. Dry cleaners are often responsible for the release of volatile organic compounds and other pollutants int...
EPA Casts Further Doubt on Safety of Lumber Liquidators’ Flooring
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EPA Casts Further Doubt on Safety of Lumber Liquidators’ Flooring

Although carpet still covers nearly 70% of the flooring in the United States, renewed interest in hard floors has propelled discount wood and laminate flooring sellers to new heights in recent years. That doesn’t mean all these sellers are doing well. Lumber Liquidators saw its shares tumble even lower this week after the Environmental Protection Agency questioned the effectiveness of home safety tests the flooring company had sent out to soothe consumer fears that its products emitted high levels of carcinogens. That news came just a week after the retailer’s chief compliance officer left. The company is also facing more than 100 lawsuits regarding harvesting and safety compliance. In response to consumer concerns regarding one of those compliance issues -- the emission of potentially t...
Family Makes Statement on the Teen “Queen of Versailles” and Her Shocking Addiction
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Family Makes Statement on the Teen “Queen of Versailles” and Her Shocking Addiction

Victoria Siegel, the 18-year-old featured in 2012 documentary The Queen of Versailles, was found dead of a drug overdose June 6. Now, a representative for the family has released a statement saying that she had been battling a prescription drug addiction prior to her death. “Victoria had a history of seizures and was prescribed medication for this condition,” family spokesman Michael Marder’s said in a statement given to Us Weekly June 8. “Unfortunately she became dependent and struggled with this condition. She voluntarily underwent rehabilitation and was working hard to address this problem.” Her parents, David and Jackie Siegel, have been attempting for several years to build a 90,000-foot home in Florida, the subject of the documentary by Lauren Greenfield. The house is still under c...
Energy Efficiency Saves Vermont-Based Yogurt Maker $2.1 Million
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Energy Efficiency Saves Vermont-Based Yogurt Maker $2.1 Million

Homeowners don't have to do much searching to find out that energy efficiency can save a ton of money. According to the Department of Energy, a family can save up to 30% on energy bills after making energy efficient home improvements. ENERGY STAR also reports that in 2013 alone, American families and businesses saved a whopping $30 billion on utility bills and prevented greenhouse gas emissions equal to the annual electricity use of more than 38 million homes. A Vermont-based yogurt maker is now also seeing the huge returns energy efficiency can yield, a case which can serve as a testament to the cost-efficiency of sustainable practices. Efficiency Vermont is helping Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy attain about $2.1 million in lifetime savings through ongoing energy efficiency efforts, accord...

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