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...what do you think is the number one worst thing people are doing to their bodies right now? Oh my God, they eat processed food and it is horrifying to me! You look at people, they'll be having a sandwich on white bread with turkey. Okay, well, the turkey's probably processed, meaning it's got nitrates in it. And of course white bread doesn't grow white. It's stripped of all its nutrients and all its fiber. High fructose corn syrup: poison. Artificial sweeteners: poison. Artificial coloring: poison. MSG: poison. Nitrates: poison. Unload all those things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jillian Michaels: Secrets of The Biggest Loser | 5/11/2009 | See Source »

...that is. It could be that older people are more likely to have contracted a virus similar to H1N1 in the past, which might give them some immunity. Or it may be that young people simply encountered H1N1 more often in the early days of the outbreak. The only thing that's clear is that young people are contracting it and they are getting sick. In the small Mexican town of La Gloria, where the virus appears to have originated in early February, H1N1 infected over 61% of the under-15-year-olds in the community. That's worrying because...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Judging the WHO's Reaction to the H1N1 Flu Threat | 5/11/2009 | See Source »

Elizabeth C. Ahern's favorite thing about being a sophomore: "Punch events!" No shame, this...

Author: By Esther I. Yi | Title: Holy Harvard Hotties | 5/10/2009 | See Source »

...reflect the reality that developing countries have contributed little to climate change yet stand to be hurt the most. Unjustifiably, many in developed countries claim they should be allowed to emit more per capita than developing countries because their economy has grown to rely on emissions. It is one thing to not punish developed countries for a history of irresponsibility on the basis that they were ignorant of the harmful effects, and it is another thing to reward harmful behavior. Instead, as many other have proposed, emission credits should be pegged to U.N. population size estimates for 2050 and then...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: Tragedy of the Heavens | 5/10/2009 | See Source »

...would suffice to convince such college functionaries that an opinion is indeed deeply held. It may ultimately be that some limited quantity of layoffs is a necessary evil in this economic storm, but at the richest university in the world, the “radical” and irresponsible thing would be to not make a stink about...

Author: By Max J Kornblith | Title: Why I’m Pro-Protest | 5/10/2009 | See Source »

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