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...world of ideas. He links the company that makes Gore-Tex fabric, and which starts a new plant every time an old one has more than roughly 150 workers, with the Hutterites, the religious sect that splits off a new community every time an existing one approaches the same number. This would be a "So what?" coincidence if he didn't also connect both of them to an argument by a British anthropologist that 150 is the maximum number of people whom anyone can really know intimately enough to bond with. Bunches no bigger than that are the best incubators...
Last summer Joanna Eide, who lives in a town just south of Seattle, did what many Americans do the instant they turn 16: she got a driver's license. But if a bill before its legislature passes as expected, Washington will soon join the growing number of states that require "graduated licenses" for drivers who are not yet 18. Under the proposed law, Washington teens could get a learner's permit at 15 and could earn an intermediate driver's license at 16--both with lots of strings at- tached. But in the meantime, at the cozy, split-level home...
...study's lead author, George Kelley, associate professor of exercise science at Northern Illinois University. "People thought weight training could actually increase blood pressure. Not so." Kelley found that after three months of moderate weight training by people with normal and slightly elevated readings, systolic blood pressure (the bigger number) decreased 2% and diastolic levels dropped 4%. While these changes may not sound dramatic, past research confirms that even such modest reductions lower the risk for stroke and coronary heart disease...
...broadcaster: abbr. 18. Natural emollient 20. Missile for Moe 21. Governor who has placed a moratorium on executions 22. A new South African museum has been named for him 24. "__ evil ... " 25. Day-__ paints 26. Paul's Exodus role 27. A Senate bill has been introduced to increase their number 30. Name conspicuously absent from Senate campaign posters 34. Copernicus' sci. 35. Sennett lawman 36. Franklin's mom 37. FICA funds it 38. Cartoon voice __ Blanc 39. Sporty VW 40. Kurdish rebels have given up the fight here 42. Congressman Charles, a leading Democratic fund raiser 45. Sidestep 46. Drive...
...issue. Shocked and disappointed, I asked if she needed models and offered to take my shirt off. She said she was using professional athletes as models. I offered to take my shirt off anyway. She laughed in a way that made me know she knew the number for Security...