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People of Walmart's founders expect some people to take issue with the site's tone. "I'm not gonna sit here and say the site isn't pretentious or that it doesn't poke fun at people - because it does," admits Adam, who says he "loves" Walmart. "But we have limits. We won't make fun of the people who can't help it." They do not publish photos of disabled people or Walmart employees who are just doing their job. "I can't tell you how many people send in pictures of overweight people on motorized scooters...
...Read "Why Wal-Mart's First India Store Isn't a Wal-Mart...
...That may sound like reckless confidence, but Couture may actually benefit from the nature of his sport. It's true that compared to boxing, an MMA bout can seem rougher: grappling, kicking, punching, and fighters don't spend too much time dancing around the ring. But in fact, MMA isn't all about the head. One popular move is to force your opponent into submission by nearly breaking his arm. Painful? Sure. But not something that can cause long-term brain trauma. "We don't see the basic pounding other sports see," says Couture. "Not that our sport isn...
...news isn't all bad: the fact that scientists can now turn so much of their attention to the dangers of N2O is in part because CFC levels have dropped so low, thanks to the Montreal Protocol. But N2O is likely to prove much more difficult than CFCs to phase out. While CFCs had a relatively narrow range of uses - and chemical companies like DuPont were able to come up with replacements quickly - N2O is all around us, tied intimately to our industrial way of life. The millions of tons of soil fertilizer used in U.S. agriculture alone...
McVay says the state health department isn't recommending closures or cancellations, but instead asks the public to break the chain of infection by keeping contagious persons isolated until they can sustain a normal temperature without the benefit of medication. He suggests schools and employers waive attendance policies rather than overtax the health-care system by requiring written excuses...