Colonize other planets: Hawking November 30, 2006
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Humans must colonize other planets: Hawking
Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:45 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) – Humans must colonize planets in other solar systems traveling there using “Star Trek”-style propulsion or face extinction, renowned British cosmologist Stephen Hawking said on Thursday.
Referring to complex theories and the speed of light, Hawking, the wheel-chair bound Cambridge University physicist, told [...]
Low-Carb Diet Doesn’t Up Heart Risk November 10, 2006
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Researchers Say It’s Best to Avoid Extreme Diets, Whether Low-Fat or Low-Carbohydrate
By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Medical News
Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD
on Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Nov. 8, 2006 — Critics of low-carbohydrate diets claim that they promote heart disease, but one of the first studies to examine the long-term effects of low-carb eating suggests otherwise.
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public [...]
A Friend Enlists…. October 23, 2006
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Kevin Adams, 39, of Marblehead, shown with a photo of his father in his military days, is headed for Army basic training. (Janet Knott/Globe Staff)
Older recruits fill out military
More enlistees in their 30s, 40s
By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff | October 23, 2006
Kevin Adams, 39, has a white-collar job, a girlfriend, a cat, and a home [...]
Boston Globe Explains August 4, 2006
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A note from the editor
August 4, 2006
Last week, the Globe published a major story on its front page about a memo warning Modern Continental that the Interstate 90 connector ceiling might collapse. The document carried the signature of John J. Keaveney, a former safety officer for Modern Continental. In the memo, Keaveney expressed concern that [...]
Allegation: Original Memo tested positive!! August 3, 2006
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Big Dig firm calls warning a fake
Safety officer stands by memo, lawyer says
By Jonathan Saltzman and Sean P. Murphy, Globe Staff | August 3, 2006
A Big Dig construction company denied yesterday receiving a memorandum that a safety officer said he wrote in 1999 warning that the Interstate 90 connector ceiling could collapse and said the [...]
In Memoriam: William Sloane Coffin, Jr. April 14, 2006
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April 13, 2006
Rev. William Sloane Coffin Dies at 81; Fought for Civil Rights and Against a War
By Marc D. Charney, New York Times
The Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr., a civil rights and antiwar campaigner who sought to inspire and encourage an idealistic and rebellious generation of college students in the 1960's from his position as [...]
Happiness at Harvard March 24, 2006
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At Harvard University this semester, students are flocking to a new class that might give them some insight into the secret to happiness. Psychology 1504, or "Positive Psychology," has become the most popular course on campus.Twice a week, some 900 students attend Tal Ben-Shahar's class on what he calls "how to get happy." He achieved [...]
Wimoweh…The Lion Sleeps Tonight March 23, 2006
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — Three impoverished South African women, whose father wrote "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," have won a six-year battle for royalties in a landmark case that could affect musicians worldwide.
No one is saying how many millions will go to the daughters of the late composer Solomon Linda, who died in poverty from [...]
