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People have always multitasked behind the wheel: They smoke, brush their teeth, put on makeup, yell at the kids in the back seat. But the recent explosion in wireless technology has introduced a host of new and more complicated driver's side activities, like programming navigation systems, text messaging (which is even more dangerous than talking on the phone) and using laptops. "The distractions now are more cognitively demanding," says Strayer. "Now instead of short manual tasks like lighting a cigarette or changing the radio station, they have become mind-occupied tasks that take longer, placing a greater demand...
...Edwards and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. At first glance, the wide margin of Obama’s victory might seem inexplicable. After all, every Democratic candidate supports withdrawal from Iraq, a broad expansion of health care, a comprehensive solution to the threat of climate change, and a host of other progressive reforms. In the absence of major differences between the candidates’ policy positions, Obama’s victory might seem to be a fluke—a function of some factor as arbitrary as the weather or the Orange Bowl...
...chances, but just didn't score. Next time we have to learn how valuable those things are and take advantage of them." Lasch finished his hat trick with an empty-net score with 27 seconds left on the clock. OHIO STATE 4, HARVARD 2In Saturday night's game against host Ohio State, Harvard squandered its early lead, and went on to lose to the CCHA bottom dwellers.“If we don't come out for 60 minutes, we don't come home with a win," Alex Biega said. "We could've had a chance to play the number...
...imperfect NFL season overshadowed by Michael Vick's jailing, the murders of two players and a host of other off-field issues, the prospect of the Pats as champs seems oddly appropriate. After all, it's also a safe bet that these Pats will be forever tarnished by the Spygate affair, in which the team was caught trying to steal an opponent's signs, using a sideline camera. On the surface, more controversy would seem like the last thing the league needs. But it turns out the Patriots are the ideal villains. The drama inherent in their chase...
...Harvard women’s hockey team can’t help but look at 2008 as a fresh start. As they host league foes Cornell and Colgate at the Bright Hockey Center this weekend, the Crimson (11-1-0, 9-0-0 ECAC) will try to start the new year on the right foot...