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...continuous drop in heart attack fatalities in Massachusetts can be traced to the state’s 2004 ban of smoking in public places, according to a report released Thursday by the Harvard School of Public Health and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health...

Author: By Emily J. Hogan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Smoking Ban Leads to Fewer Fatalities | 11/16/2008 | See Source »

...That modest, albeit startling growth allowed French officials to express the hope that a recession may yet be averted. But with the entire 27-nation European Union economy sliding .02% in the third quarter, and major industries such car manufacturing posting a combined 15% drop in sales last month, experts advise against viewing Europe's economic glass as anything but half empty, and leaking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stock Markets Undeterred by Euro Recession | 11/14/2008 | See Source »

Since Lil’ Bow Wow grew up and dropped the “Lil’,” the rap market has been devoid of an overpaid, asinine, inexplicably popular tyke. Chris Brown’s 13-year-old backup dancer Scooter Smiff (could anyone take him seriously with that name?) seems to be eager to fill the void. In his debut music video, “Head of My Class,” Smiff declares himself to be, well, the head of his class. His claim to fame as a dancer attracts all the ladies, despite...

Author: By Edward F. Coleman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Scooter Smiff ft. Chris Brown | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...challenge.RR: Who did your character try to assassinate?AHR: Richard Nixon.RR: Is it tense working on a play with all these assassins?AR: It’s so tense, because at any moment you don’t know if someone will get too into their character and drop a blooper.RR: Are your roommates scared of you since you’ve been playing an assassin?AR: Yes, I haven’t spoken to my roommates in months.RR: Have you had to divide your room in two?AR: Yes, we have. But my side has the door. I think...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ROVING REPORTER: 'Assassins' | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...wind and solar energy and energy conservation products like fiberglass insulation. According to Hendricks, there are companies ready to build wind farms in the Midwest and solar farms in the Southwest if they can be guaranteed that there will be a market for their products even if oil prices drop. • Construction of a new "smart" electric grid to deliver the power generated by wind, solar and geothermal plants in rural areas to the major population centers. This would be a down payment on the $400 billion over 10 years that Al Gore has estimated the new grid will ultimately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What a New Energy Economy Might Look Like | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

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