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...there's a downside. Although girls' participation in organized sports is on the rise, the number of girls staying physically active outside this arena is declining, especially after they become teenagers. According to the report, adolescent girls are only half as likely as teen boys to be physically active. That's a big problem. Not only are they forgoing the positive benefits that exercise has for their bodies - better heart health, lower incidence of Type 2 diabetes and prevention of osteoporosis - but they are also missing out on the psychological pluses: compared with their more active counterparts, physically inactive girls...
...cell phones to eating industrially-produced food in the dining halls to tossing out our trash (which goes via train to a landfill in South Carolina)—result in the emission of greenhouse gases. In aggregate, these emissions help cause the average temperature of our planet to rise, which in turn causes a major change in weather patterns. The effects of climate change are real. The most dramatic effects include stronger storms that destroy coastal cities such as New Orleans, rapidly receding glaciers, spring arriving earlier, and invasive species moving into new, warmer areas. According to the Intergovernmental...
...kind of quirky devotion a mainstream act couldn’t buy.But for all the carefree energy, Record Store Day feels like a day of defiance, too. In the last decade, independent music stores have borne the brunt of illegal downloading as well as the rise in popularity of online music providers like Amazon.com and iTunes.The drop in music sales is what catalyzed Newbury’s shift toward novelty and niche culture. This, according to Harvard Square Assistant Manager Thom J. Flanagan, is what has allowed the chain to survive. “When I started going to record...
...remember that she made them better. Take-out Chinese food arrives along with the first guest. The rooms fill slowly, then suddenly. The air grows warm with words. On cold nights, the partygoers borrow sweaters and wraps to stand outside on the deck. In autumn, they watch the moon rise and the island glow. Then someone is the first to leave. By midnight, the house is quiet, as if no one had ever come. But wait, there is leftover Chinese food. Evidence...
...Still, despite the recent drop, analysts are optimistic. "The government does not want to see the worsening market start to bring about negative impact on China's economy and social stability," Dong Tao says. He believes the government wants to see the market rise steadily, but slowly, for the next few months. "Last May's tax increase unveiled the beginning of decline. Therefore the tax cut yesterday might as well be an indicator for the start of rise. If the market doesn't respond to the tax drop, more policies are bound to be issued," he says...