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...risk of dying--not from heart disease but from other causes--rises the same 110%. Too few subjects in Ferrie's study fell into this category for her to offer explanations of the findings, but others will undoubtedly investigate how excessive sleep can contribute to health problems. For now, aim for the six-to-eight-hour sweet spot and stay there--without sleeping pills, incidentally, which produce a poorer-quality sleep that's as bad as getting too little. It's a simple solution that may pay off in big ways. [This article contains a chart. Please see hardcopy...
...theirs in a territory one quarter the size of ours? Since the number of Arab refugees from Israel equaled the number of refugee Jews fleeing Arab lands, why didn’t we accept this population exchange? Why did we join the Arab wars on Israel with the aim of driving the Jews into the sea?As an Arab in Egypt (386,874 square miles, population 74 million), I’d be troubled by the Arab movies I saw on television, one charging the Jews with world conspiracy, the other showing a cabal of Orthodox Jews slitting the throat...
...DHAs” was spotted near the dining hall’s tray return. The party was the brainchild of David C. Lipson ’08 and Sam J. Silverlieb ’08, who are roommates and members of the Pfoho House Committee. “Our aim was to create a party based on extravagance, creating the type of atmosphere one would see at an exclusive club or celebrity birthday party,” Silverlieb added. “‘Make It Rain’ offers every Harvard student—regardless of who they...
...Some of those changes are elementary - producers shouldn't just recycle, they should aim to buy recycled paper the first time around. Instead of using polluting diesel generators on the set, filmmakers could buy ones that run on less-carbon intensive biodiesel - which, Begley points out, has the additional benefit of "smelling like French fries instead of diesel gas." But some of Begley's suggestions would seem to challenge the star system of at the heart of the Hollywood galaxy. Why, he asks, should we reserve singe cars for celebrities? "Load it up," exhorts Begley. "Get some grips and electricians...
...Although the focus of the magazine’s coverage has shifted, several people closely connected to “The Atlantic” argue that its intellectual aim isn’t compromised...