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...long been mused that a facebook.com profile can say a lot about a student. From political affiliation, to favorite books, to choice quotes—to whether someone is interested in a night of “Random Play” or a more sober “Relationship”—the site provides easy access to the basic background of a student. But whereas until recently the facebook remained largely the domain of curious classmates, harrowing accounts of parents and potential employers perusing the site have begun to surface. Particularly with newer features that lessen...
...telemarketer or a prank caller. Skype, whose software lets users make free phone calls over the Internet, has become the hot download among young Asians--with 45,000 new Chinese users signing on each day. And many of them are practicing their English by making random calls to fellow Skype users in the U.S. The company, which has 66 million registered subscribers in more than 200 countries, includes language preferences in every user's profile, and last year started offering a "Skype Me" mode that encourages calls from strangers. "It's an area that, frankly, surprised us," says Skype...
...persists that the Israelis drew up a list of those responsible for Munich, then, one by one, knocked them off. But that's largely a myth, according to an upcoming book by TIME reporter Aaron J. Klein, Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response (Random House; 272 pages). The Israelis, Klein writes, had to settle for smaller targets, killing activists who for the most part had nothing to do with the Munich massacre and leaving alive, to this day, some who were involved...
DIED. STANLEY BERENSTAIN, 82, co-author and co-illustrator, with his wife Jan, of the best-selling Berenstain Bears children's books, which chronicle the everyday travails of a family of bears; in Bucks County, Pa. The couple, who met in art school, submitted a manuscript to then Random House editor Theodor Geisel--better known as Dr. Seuss--and The Big Honey Hunt, published in 1962, became the first of some 250 books in a series that has since sold nearly 300 million copies. The bears generated some criticism for stereotypical roles--Mama Bear tends to the cubs, for example...
...most of all exciting. In order to do so without looking like a freak, I give you:THREE TIPS:1) Do not go bra-less. It’s painful and a bit too retro for the sensibilities of modern-day Granola men and women.2) Do not put random patches in your clothes if there are no holes.3) Do not put a “Stop Violence” pin on your back pack. No one will note the reference and then actually stop violence...