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...workers like nurses and factory workers indicate they are at higher risk for being overweight than their daylight counterparts, partly due to poor sleep routines and partly because of their tendency to eat heavy meals late at night, says Aronne. Other studies show that people who get a full eight hours of sleep at night tend to be thinner than those who get less, while numerous epidemiological studies have established a link between short or poor sleeping patterns with overweight-related conditions including diabetes and cardiovascular disease...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Midnight Snacks: More Fattening Than You Feared? | 9/5/2009 | See Source »

...result of such comments, the number of countries which plan to support Hosni's UNESCO bid have thinned, and eight other rivals have stepped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Egypt's UNESCO Candidate: An Anti-Jewish Bigot? | 9/5/2009 | See Source »

...expect a course on classical Chinese ethical and political theory to attract that much attention. Sure, we all know about Confucius, and maybe Sun Tzu too. But considering Harvard students' tendency to take eight classes with overlapping subject matter in order to pad their GPAs, it's surprising that this East Asian studies class had students packed and overflowing into the hallway (and about half the students there had to stand). But wait for it, wait for it: its official title is Moral Reasoning 78, and only two other Moral Reasoning classes are being offered this fall. While this...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: Cores Flowing Out the Doors | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

...seem only a futile bulwark against ultimate insanity, or suicide, or conformity. Reading the book Cortázar’s way traps one in a final loop between two random chapters. “Sometimes I am convinced that the triangle is another name for stupidity, that eight times eight is madness or a dog,” utters one of Oliveira’s friends, regressing into nonsensical nihilism...

Author: By Jessica A. Sequeira, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cortázar’s Playful Magnum Opus | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

...back. Joe Biden, Obama's point person on the stimulus bill, delivered a lengthy defense of it Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Brookings Institution. Thanks to the recovery act, he said, "Instead of talking about the beginning of a depression, we're talking about the end of a recession, eight months after taking office." Unfortunately for him and Obama, the money that is boosting the economy isn't boosting their poll numbers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Stimulus Is Helping the Economy but Not Obama | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

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