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...change them. "I'm not handicapped by my body," asserts Elizabeth Fisher, 42, a 350-lb. computer programmer in Baton Rouge, La., who made headlines when she tried (and failed) to force Honda to provide her with seat-belt extenders for her new Odyssey. "I'm handicapped by stuff that's too small." That situation is beginning to change as more companies modify their products and services to win business from bigger customers. Among the shifts under...
...undercover cops have begun to sniff out these alternative-fuel users (the exhaust smells like french fries) and nail them for tax evasion. And while diesel cars can run well on such oils--so long as all the glycerin, water and other contaminants have been removed--the homemade stuff can gunk up an engine. Meanwhile, British foodmakers like Wal-Mart subsidiary ASDA have started to team up with refineries to turn used cooking oil into legitimate biodiesel fuel, which creates 79% less carbon dioxide than regular diesel. This year ASDA will test its refined waste oil in delivery trucks pluckily...
...beset by a very modern evil: rapacious commercialism. The grounds around its entrance are a labyrinth of souvenir stands and caf?s where vendors have greatly outnumbered visitors since the bombings in Bali. Tourists in Borobudur are subjected to a grueling gauntlet of hawkers selling the usual range of junky stuff imprinted or embroidered with the name of the place. The asongan, as the vendors are known, are aggressive, sometimes to the edge of frenzy...
...will also be part of a wider trend sweeping the sports world - one that uses new technology to create faux fields that are player-friendly, and can take a beating. For more than two decades, AstroTurf dominated the synthetic-field market. Many athletes, particularly American football players, disliked the stuff. The fields were laid over concrete and had a texture like sandpaper. Players blamed the carpet for causing knee and toe injuries because the surface had no "give," although studies on injury rates were inconclusive. But in 1999 FieldTurf, based in Montreal, began mass-producing a new surface whose composition...
...Either way, the study is more proof that Americans' dangerous weight problem is getting worse, not better. As the battle of the bulge continues, it's worth remembering that it's not just restaurant food that can sabotage our diet efforts - the home-cooked stuff, piled high enough on our plates, can be equally problematic. It's certainly something to chew...