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Still, crimes motivated by hate--even in the smallest amounts--sends a clear message of intolerance to the entire gay community. Unfortunately, because the acts appear to be the work of one or a few isolated individuals and do not reflect a campus-wide sentiment, the House Masters and administration can do little but continue to condemn the incidents strongly...
...assortment of household items that would make even Martha Stewart jealous. The Berea College Student Crafts catalog features hundreds of handmade products. Proceeds from every couch throw ($90), broom ($9 to $48) and candelabrum ($75) go toward the education of the college's 1,500 students, all of whom work in lieu of tuition. "All you have to do is rub your hands across one of our couch throws, and you'll know there's quality there," says Steve Fain, Berea's craft coordinator...
...becomes a killer, and most of the time we're right. Boys commit about 85% of all youth homicides, and in those cases about 90% conform to a pattern in which the line from bad parenting and bad environment to murder is usually clear. Through my work, I see these boys and young men in the courtroom and in prison with depressing regularity. Their lives start with abuse, neglect and emotional deprivation at home. Add the effects of racism, poverty, the drug and gang cultures, and it is not surprising that in a violent society like ours, damaged children become...
...cheapest road. That's the conclusion of a new study by CNW Marketing, which found that consumers who seal the deal at such sites as autobytel.com carpoint.com and autoweb.com pay on average 6.5% more than those who haggle with a dealer. (The sites dispute the findings.) Doing advance work on the Web, though, can pay off. People who browsed online before negotiating in person saved...
DUST BUSTER Why hire a housekeeper when technology can do the dirty work for you? Dyson's DC06 robotic vacuum cleaner, unveiled last week and due out in May, uses three onboard computers and 50 sensors to navigate its way around your plants, pets and furniture--all without tumbling down the stairs. The DC06 hums along at 1.5 ft. per sec. and can negotiate small inclines up to 1-in. high. If it sounds too good to be true, perhaps the price will bring you back to earth: at $3,500, it's more expensive than hired help...