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...houses, their every move open to scrutiny by outsiders. "I see no reason why McDonald's needs to know my Social Security number or my previous job title," complains New York Law School professor E. Donald Shapiro, a privacy specialist. "The danger is not that direct-marketing companies will clog your mailbox or call you during dinner to hawk commemorative coins," says David Linowes, former chairman of the U.S. Privacy Protection Commission. "The danger is that employers, banks and government agencies will use data bases to make decisions about our lives without our knowing about...
...suburbs, the old American dream of home ownership and clean, well-lighted streets, may still contain a dose of nobility. But this paradise of parking lots and chemically treated, weed-free grass has never lived up to its promise. No mass transit means that millions of minivans clog our roads and foul our air. Malls and office complexes have lovely little atriums with trees, even as their power plants consume vast reservoirs of fossil fuels to air condition them...
...become elevated. Men appeared to face greater risk of ill effects than women, possibly because they tend to store excess fat in the abdomen, while women carry it around the hips and thighs. Fat from the belly is more easily mobilized and sent into the bloodstream, where it can clog vital blood vessels. Psychologist Kelly Brownell of Yale University, who directed the study, emphasizes that the findings do not condemn dieting. Rather, they indicate that people need to set realistic goals and be committed to making long-term changes in their habits...
When the Crimson started to clog up the inside, Yale began hitting from downtown. McCready moved his game to beyond the three-point stripe and guard Ed Peterson (13 points) added three three-pointers...
...stakes are high. This week a study in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine reports a steep rise in brain-cancer rates over the past dozen years. If the increased incidence of such cancers could be linked to electromagnetism in the home or workplace, liability suits could clog the courts. Property values near power lines and electric substations are plummeting. If the utilities have to bury or reroute those systems, the cost of doing business could take a sharp jump...