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Britney And K-Fed Doing It All Wrong, Researcher Says
Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline continue to duke it out in the headlines over the custody of their two children. A University of Missouri-Columbia researcher and expert in divorce and stepfamily issues said this story should open everyone's eyes to the damage that can be inflicted on children who are caught in a custody war. Abortion Does Not Raise Risk Of Depression, According To New Study
Claims that terminating an unwanted first pregnancy raises the risk of depression is called into question in a study published online by the British Medical Journal. In fact, the authors suggest that abortion may be linked to a lower risk of depression through beneficial effects on education, income, and family size. Piercing the Veil of Lonelygirl15
After confessing that the YouTube mystery teen's video diaries are works of fiction, the creators of the character say they're not pimping a Hollywood film or anything evil like that. They just wanted to tell a really compelling story. Worms Take The Sniff Test To Reveal Sex Differences In Brain
Buttery popcorn or fresh green vegetables? Your answer tells a lot about you. Now, scientists say that the way that thousands of tiny worms have answered that question likely reveals a lot about you and your brain, too. Wired Test 2007: A Classic Staple of '70s Life — The Polaroid SX-
Before digital banished those bad memories, there was Polaroid, whose SX-70 was the first mainstream instant camera to develop photos with no chemical bath — or film-peeling — required. Abrupt Ice Retreat Could Produce Ice-free Arctic Summers By 2040
New NCAR research indicates that Arctic sea ice will soon begin to retreat four times more rapidly than at any time since observations began. The Arctic may become nearly devoid of late summertime sea ice by about 2040 because of greenhouse gas emissions. Cell-death Receptor Links Cancer Susceptibility And Inflammation
Researchers demonstrated for the first time a link between cell-death-inducing TRAIL's receptor and cancer susceptibility. Unexpectedly, they also found a connection -- via TRAIL -- between inflammation and cancer susceptibility. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. GM Rides Out Homebrew Ad Backlash
Chevrolet asks web users to make their own video spots for its Tahoe SUV. A case study in customer-generated advertising. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine. The Writer's Almanac
The website for "a daily program of poetry and history hosted by Garrison Keillor,"broadcast on public radio and offered on this site. Includes an archive of the audio and text for the programs back to early 2001. Free daily e-mail updates available. "Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."
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