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However, attempts to end capital punishment must overcome inertia and the weight of public sentiment. This isn't easy. In the U.S., support for the death penalty has fallen from a high of about 80% at the peak of the murder epidemic of the 1980s and '90s to somewhere between half and two-thirds, depending on the poll. But politicians know that a 69% approval rating is nothing to sneeze at. Only one state has abolished capital punishment since the Supreme Court reinstated it in 1976: New Jersey, last month. Legislatures in New Mexico, Montana, Nebraska and Maryland appear...
...electing delegates to the state convention. "The 15% rule some people don't like. If I'm for Candidate X, well, if they only get 4% maybe their chances of making it to the end isn't great, so maybe it's best to throw your weight behind someone with viability...
...been key for California as far as paving the way to a clean tech economy? First, we have to recognize, how do you measure all of this? We have [the University of California at] Berkeley and different labs working with us. You can talk all you want about losing weight, but if you don't step on that scale and figure out, ok this is my body weight, if you don't go to someone that has a way of measuring your body fat, if through water tanks or other measures, then you know ok my body...
Though the current study does not definitively show that exercise prevents dementia (as opposed to being a symptom of general well-being), researchers note that regular exercise boosts health in many other important ways, including weight control and prevention of coronary disease. "I think it's premature to specifically prescribe exercise to prevent dementia, but it's not premature to prescribe exercise to prevent heart disease," says Tan. "A lot of the things that have been proven to be good for the heart, now there's accumulating evidence that these work for the brain...
Atomic has figured out how to give its Hawx ski boots (around $500; www.atomicsnow.com) "forefoot flexibility," which promises sturdy performance without crippling foot pain and leg fatigue. At the beginning of a turn, the Hawx boots flex under the ball of the foot, sending weight into the ski's sweet spot. Atomic's innovation may also ease the ungainly gait of the skier striding to the après-ski lounge...