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With college dating sites, which are closed to noncollegians, users are more likely to be matched with people who are in their age range and who share their educational background and social reference points. As a result, college sites are much more intimate than regular sites, with users posting their cell-phone numbers and home addresses...
...your article "mean streets" by Jim Erickson [Aug. 9]: Against the background of the high rate of road deaths, Asians must take a close look at what causes car and motorcycle accidents. Asian countries are more vulnerable to road-related mishaps because traffic-safety measures have been put on the back burner. In spite of an increasing number of cars and drivers, governments here don't put a high priority on establishing safer traffic systems. Red tape has further slowed any progress. Some steps that should be taken are developing better postcrash medical treatment, creating safety awareness among drivers...
...traditional might of the U.S. and the surging ambition of China, with the Americans reaching their gaudy goal of 100 medals by Saturday night, 34 of them gold, and the Chinese right behind them. But the decline of European powers such as Russia and Germany played like melancholy background music throughout the Games. By late Saturday, with one day's competition to go, Germany had just 47 medals - down from Sydney's 56 and Atlanta's 65 - its poorest showing since reunification. Russia may finish second in the overall tally (on Saturday night it had 83 medals), but it lagged...
...Another rare sight was Jeremy Wariner, track's Eminem, running away with two golds. He's the first white sprinter to represent the U.S. in the 400 meters since 1964. Unlike Marshall, Wariner is not angry about his background. And while Larry Bird says basketball needs more white superstars to broaden its appeal, Wariner won't carry that unseemly mantle for his sport. "I really don't listen to any of that racial stuff," says Wariner, 20, who just finished his sophomore year at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. "If you've got speed, it really shouldn't matter." Unless...
Intriguingly, Sony is the only major digital-camera maker without a traditional film background. Ishizuka, 45, considers that the company's greatest advantage. With no stake in the 35-mm-camera market to protect, Sony was able to apply a fresh approach as consumers began switching to digital...