Why bother? - The Green Issue

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When Language Can Hold the Answer

Faced with pictures of odd clay creatures sporting prominent heads and pointy limbs, students at Carnegie Mellon were asked to identify which "aliens" were friendly and which were not.

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French Bill Takes Chic Out of Being Too Thin

In the capital of high fashion and ultrathin models, conservative French legislators adopted a pioneering law on Tuesday aimed at stifling a proliferation of Web sites that promote eating disorders.

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Runner gets homeless on right track

5 a.m. every day, Anne Mahlum, 27, could be found running the dark streets of Philadelphia, with homeless men cheering her on as she passed their shelter.

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Study: Sex takes 3 to 13 minutes

A survey of sex therapists concluded the optimal amount of time for sexual intercourse, not including foreplay, was 3 to 13 minutes.

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A House Not for Mere Mortals

The house is off-limits to children, and adults are asked to sign a waiver when they enter. Officially the Bioscleave House, it features: - a concrete floor that rises and falls like the surface of a vast, bumpy chocolate chip cookie - walls painted in about 40 colors - mul …

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Pii on Your Wii -- Super Pii Pii Brothers

Amazing Virtual Pee Experience from Japan

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Asperger's: My life as an Earthbound alien

I have been told that I am rude, inaccessible or cold. I live with anxiety, because people have expectations that I always, sooner or later, fail to meet.

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Coming Soon, to Any Flat Surface Near You

Pint-size digital projectors are in the works. Small enough to fit into the pocket of consumers who want a big-screen experience from a small-screen device, these projectors will let consumers beam video content from their hand-held devices to the closest smooth surface.

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Skipping Cereal and Eggs, and Packing on Pounds

Summary: Study reports that the more often adolescents eat breakfast, the less likely they are to be overweight, that is the more often an adolescent had breakfast, the lower the B.M.I.

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A Boy the Bullies Love to Beat Up, Repeatedly

Summary Bus stop: Brother records with a cellphone camera as boy punches oblivious Billy hard enough to leave a fist-size welt on his forehead. Middle School: Prank caller beats Billy up in the bathroom.

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Paper Is Out, Cellphones Are In

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Stressed parents 'make kids ill'

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Long-Distance Wi-Fi

I'm so happy for those who now will have a chance to enjoy the Internet too. I am a country girl so this story really connects deep inside, with all those people who live in rural areas.

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