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...name had been included in this article. If Fifteen Minutes had chosen to publish her name, the article would be easily accessible to anyone with the ability to use a search engine. Assuming she’s lucky enough to have technologically incompetent parents (for whom finding the power button is difficult) the fact remains that her choice in film would be documented indefinitely on the internet.And she certainly isn’t alone. There is also a male sophomore who lists his interests as “Drinking, Fucking, Suckin, Snorting,” and a female alumna...
Sussman pulled out conversational pieces, including an MIT button that read “Nerd Pride” and her business card, which identified her as a “Professional P.P.A.—Professional Pain...
...moon: it looks the same everywhere, and when you're on it you can pretty much do whatever you want. But seen from China, the Web is very different. Beijing employs a force of 30,000 Internet censors 24/7, blocking access to many sites expressing nonapproved opinions on hot-button issues like Taiwanese independence and the Falun Gong religious sect. When Western Web surfers search for images of "Tiananmen" on Google, they get row upon row of tanks, the indelible afterimage of the tragedy of 1989. Do the same search when you're in China, and you get a snapshot...
...Harvard garnered victories in their respective weight classes, while Flanagan, now 12-9 on the year, emerged with an impressive major decision against Brian Rowan of Army. Meltzer’s victory against Whitt Dunning improved his season record to a perfect 5-0. Sophomore Matt Button (149 lbs.), Bechtold and Cogan all lost in major decisions against the Black Knights, and Caputo and Baria lost their matches, 7-4 and 10-4, respectively. Ogunwole ended the day for Harvard with an 8-3 decision over Michael Sprigg. Due to a leg injury in his previous bout, junior Robbie Preston...
...well? No, says Bruce O'Hara, associate professor of biology at the University of Kentucky. In a study to be published this year, he had college students either meditate, sleep or watch TV. Then he tested them for what psychologists call psychomotor vigilance, asking them to hit a button when a light flashed on a screen. Those who had been taught to meditate performed 10% better?"a huge jump, statistically speaking," says O'Hara. Those who snoozed did significantly worse. "What it means," O'Hara theorizes, "is that meditation may restore synapses, much like sleep but without the initial grogginess...