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...Bump your browser's default security settings from "medium" to "high" or higher. This way you'll receive an alert any time you're about to download something, which will give you a chance to back out before the damage is done. In Internet Explorer, select Tools from the top menu; under Internet Options, choose Security, then Custom Level...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Seven Ways to Fend Off Spyware | 12/23/2005 | See Source »

...against their partner, hands stuck to a sweaty back, and onlookers watching on with slight disdain? Dancing today, if you can call it that, has become so mortifying even the semantics make me cringe. Grinding sounds like factory lingo, the month before MCATs, or an ancient activity involving maize. Bumping reminds me of a carnival ride or a skin disease, both of which I’d prefer not to associate with romance. Most boys, on the other hand, find grinding the preferred dance of choice. It requires little coordination and negates the possibility of—God forbid...

Author: By Victoria Ilyinsky, | Title: Sex, Swing, and Stereotypes | 12/8/2005 | See Source »

...Smith says. “We had no one who actually liked the low post [last year]. You can’t pound these kids. Where they’re not finishing yet, they will finish because they’re powerful, they shield better, [and] they like to bump...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HARVARD BASKETBALL 2005-06: Retooled Frontcourt Key for Crimson | 11/18/2005 | See Source »

...Bulldogs will be little more than a speed bump as Princeton pulls out a 14-point...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hartigan May Rule Records | 11/9/2005 | See Source »

...buoyancy, or the density of an object compared to the water or air surrounding it, determines whether or not an object will float, according to the research. When an object does float on water, the water will not remain flat, but will instead form a bump or dimple, depending on the object’s weight. When two identical objects float close together, the change is more noticeable—two cheerios, for example, will cause slight dents in the milk and close together, will appear to “fall into” each other or form clumps...

Author: By Irene F. Yuan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Scientists Share Secret To ‘Cereal Clumps’ | 9/27/2005 | See Source »

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