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Gazing into a Person's Peepers Could Trigger Negative Emotionsnew
When we listen to someone speak, we tend to focus our gaze on the lower half of the face. But to get clues to the true emotional state of the individual, we should instead look at the upper half.
Syracuse New Times |
Sam Graceffo, M.D. |
08-06-2004 |
Science
Haudenosaunee Friendship Festival Celebrates Roots of Democracynew
The Aug. 7 festival in central New York State will celebrate the friendship of the six nations of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Syracuse New Times |
Walt Shepperd |
08-06-2004 |
Travel
Telling Tails: An Animal Communicator Makes House Callsnew
Shirley Bice says she's not quite like Dr. Dolittle. The animals don't talk out loud. But they transmit thoughts, pictures and bodily sensations, which she interprets.
Cityview |
Erin Randolph |
08-06-2004 |
Animal Issues
Body-Mass Index Is an Unbalanced Scalenew
One of the most commonly used measurements of total body fat is the body-mass index, which is based on a person's height and weight. But here's the rub: the BMI standards are based on studies done on Caucasians. It isn't so clear what defines "heavy" or "obese" in people who aren't of European descent.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
08-06-2004 |
Science
Dealing With Depression Is Everyone's Businessnew
One of the most common mental disorders, depression, can lead to absenteeism in the workplace or "presenteeism," when a worker shows up but isn't productive.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
08-06-2004 |
Science
Tags: antidepressants, Canada, St. Johnswort, World Health Organization, and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, Brain Research Centre, chief executive officer of Coast Capital Savings, disability adjusted life years, estrogen or testosterone, Lloyd Craig, mental health care, Health & Science
Comic Heroes Save the Day for Fictionnew
Closely observed and fondly earnest examinations of comics' golden and silver ages shoot through this smart, stylish, not-just-for-geeks collection like a barely contained, rare elixir whose strange effects reveal themselves only over time.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
08-05-2004 |
Nonfiction
Hear Our Voices: Getting Young Women to Votenew
More than 20 million single women did not vote in the 2000 federal election. National and local organizations are mobilizing to educate and inspire young women to become politically active.
Eugene Weekly |
Kate Storm |
08-05-2004 |
Politics
Moore's Armynew
With house party screenings of Fahrenheit 9/11, MoveOn.org galvanized neighborhood networks across the country.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones |
08-05-2004 |
Politics
Florida and Beyondnew
In the wake of the Florida debacle, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act, which provided $3.86 billion to replace ossified punch-card systems with silicon-based voting machines and improve voter education. Now gadflies and activists say the new machines, most notably touch-screen voting terminals, could prove as problematic as their analog predecessors.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
A. C. Thompson |
08-05-2004 |
Politics
Road Trip for Changenew
Voter registration groups, including Stand Up! Florida and DrivingVotes.org, have sprouted up in the last year, sending dozens of Bay Area denizens on swing state registration drives.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Megan Cahn |
08-05-2004 |
Politics
Tags: Florida, fraud, states, Up, vote, Moveon.org, voter, swing, count, drivingvotes.org, registration, stand, standupflorida.com
Regime Changenew
Here are 10 things you can do to defeat Bush and save this country.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Bay Guardian Staff |
08-05-2004 |
Politics
Civil Rights Rollback: The Spread of Racial Profiling since 9-11new
By presenting race-based profiling as necessary to homeland security, the Bush administration has traded the principles of universal equality and individual dignity for the presumption of safety.
The Village Voice |
Chisun Lee |
08-05-2004 |
Civil Liberties
The Ringer's Trionew
The touring Nick Luca Trio -- aka Nick Luca, Chris Giambelluca and Jim Kober -- learn that getting sleepy can be a good thing.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-05-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nick Luca Trio
Four Days In Boston: Connecting Local to National Politics
John Kerry gave prominent mention of port security, a key issue in Los Angeles, in his acceptance speech
Random Lengths News |
Frank O'Brien, National Correspondent |
08-05-2004 |
Politics
So Now It Begins Again
While the crowd cheered wildly for John F. Kerry, I was thinking to myself that this is the person who could fulfill the abrogated presidency of JFK, completing, as it were, his second term of office.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
08-05-2004 |
Commentary
