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...Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, researchers recruited 42 adults: half were between the ages of 50 and 74, and half were aged 25 to 35. The participants were given either alcoholic drinks - roughly equivalent to a couple of glasses of wine - or placebo beverages, then asked to perform tasks designed to test their motor skills. They were also asked to rate their level of intoxication on a scale of 1 to 10. While the older people were more impaired by the alcohol, they also consistently underestimated their drunkenness. That may be because over the years, people become inured...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Older Drinkers Less Able to Judge When They're Drunk | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...couple's eccentricities abounded, and Antoinette never played them down. She had, after all, helped bring Ernie back from a life of alcoholism and penury following his initial success, resurrecting a man who lived to perform in the elaborate outfits that she often stitched together...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Antoinette K-Doe | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...problem, creating a real-time database that catalogues and monitors which Web sites are down or restricted. By calling on Internet users to report their experiences, Herdict utilizes a burgeoning internet trend known as “crowdsourcing”—asking large groups of people to perform some task in an open forum. Internet access has become more than just a technical issue in recent years, as the Web has become a portal for political dissent and information dissemination that many governments fear might foment unrest. Authoritarian governments frequently censor Internet access, restricting access to pro-democracy...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Berkman Web Site Monitors Access | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...featured on “Here Comes My DJ.” “DJ ready? Dance floor ready? Everybody ready? Let’s go!” he shouts, before vigorously imploringly listeners to put their hands up, shout on command, and perform a series of other delightfully nonsensical tasks for the sake of a good time.No fewer than 28 contributors make an appearance on “The Bridge,” including lesser known MCs as well as established names like Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, and Big Daddy Kane. Unsurprisingly, several lines...

Author: By Roxanne J. Fequiere, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Grandmaster Flash | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...Ryabkina also make their mark, most recently in the game against Cornell in which the duo dominated the third period, netting three goals between them. Picking up impressive totals of 18 and 15 points this season, respectively, the frequency with which Chute and Ryabkina are called upon to perform in games is not surprising. “Liza is the one that constantly stays on the ice after [practice] when I want to work on stuff and she will always stay with me and work on things to get better,” Vaillancourt said. “I think...

Author: By Alexandra E. Zimbler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Looks to Sophomores for Production | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

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