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...author and geographer Trevor Paglen writes early on in his book, the absence of such places - the titular blank spots -inherently inform us of their exact locations: "Secrets, in other words, often inevitably announce their own existence." Over the next 250 pages, Paglen goes on to sketch out a survey of the dark corners of the United States' national security apparatus from the early 20th century to today...
...researchers at the University of California, Davis, studying multivitamin use among kids and teens expected to find that lower-income children would be more likely to take supplements to make up for their spotty diets. Instead, researchers found the opposite. When they analyzed the results of a national survey of more than 10,000 children and adolescents ages 2 through 17, they found that those who were most likely to take vitamin and mineral supplements were those who needed them least - in other words, youngsters in higher-income families, who ate consistent and nutritious meals. (See 9 kid foods...
About one-third of U.S. children take vitamins or supplements, according to the study, which was part of the government's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 1999 and 2004. Vitamin takers were more likely to be white; eat a low-cholesterol, high-fiber diet; come from a higher-income family; get plenty of exercise; and have better access to health care and health insurance. Which means that the bulk of these youngsters really didn't need supplements at all. (See the top 10 medical breakthroughs...
...would like to thank Dean Dingman for continuing to increase food literacy among Harvard students—particularly when it comes to vegetarian cuisine. A recent survey by Aramark, a leading food service provider, concluded that nearly a quarter of college students are actively seeking vegan options when they sit down to eat, for reasons ranging from their own health to environmental concerns to of course cruelty to animals. As such, it’s more important than ever for HUDS to meet this growing demand for creative and cruelty-free meals...
...numbers makes this clear. According to a CBS News poll conducted earlier this year, three out of four Americans still believe that racism and sexism continue to be serious problems, and over six in ten African-Americans had recently heard a racist remark. A 2007 Department of Justice survey also found that blacks and Hispanics are more than twice as likely as whites to be searched, arrested, threatened, or subdued with force when stopped by police. The mere fact that an African-American was elected does not mean that there were people who specifically did not vote for him because...