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...unlikely setbacks, the latest caused when a piece of bread dropped by a passing bird interfered with the 17-mile-long particle accelerator's equipment in early November. On Nov. 23, the LHC sent two proton beams bashing into each other for the very first time, bringing scientists one step closer to finding the hypothetical Higgs boson particle and unlocking the secrets of the universe's creation. If preliminary tests continue to go smoothly, the LHC will start running full-speed collisions in early...
...December for its new EasyTone shoes all feature Victoria's Secret--worthy models showing off their assets, and the camera never lingers too long on the less-than-sexy sneakers that supposedly helped these women sculpt their perfect bodies. The tagline: "Better legs and a better butt with every step...
...This miniature women's movement is a small step toward equality in a society still steeped in conservative, patriarchal values. Japan's government for decades has been dominated by older men, most hailing from the right schools and the right families, who staked out politics as their exclusive domain. In 1997, a former Health Minister offered a glimpse of prevailing attitudes in Tokyo's men's club when he referred to women as "babymaking machines." Still relatively few in number and junior in status, women are unlikely to have much of an immediate impact on the Diet. But their influx...
...combined strategy will quickly destroy al-Qaeda and destabilize an increasingly well-organized Taliban, providing a vacuum into which the strengthening Afghan forces and reforming Afghan government can step. From this new position of strength, the Afghan government should be able to keep the Taliban at bay and keep al-Qaeda...
...Maybe their journey seemed more natural to me than to others because it was so parallel to mine,” the father says. “I wanted to marry Billy’s mom the first week I met her, so as the next step in their relationship it seemed perfectly right...