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...where the brand is well known. For instance, heart patients can be monitored from their living rooms using Philips' new Motiva device, which checks vital signs via a broadband link to a hospital. If something is out of whack, a nurse will intervene; a regular checkup might uncover the problem too late...
...many of us at around the time we start college. Bray followed 127 subjects and found that on the whole, first-year college students participate in significantly less exercise than they did just one year before. Academic demands and lack of organized sports are certainly part of the problem. A bigger part may be a curious human tendency to look at life changes as an occasion to blow up the old rules and not create new ones in their place. This is especially so when it comes to staying fit. "College is the first big transition in life," Bray says...
...looming water-shortage crisis [Feb. 11]. He should instead urge them to grapple with the underlying cause: overpopulation. While it is admittedly a very sensitive topic for social, religious and personal reasons, it is worth debating. Overpopulation is the root cause of poverty, war and almost every other problem. In a few short years, 9 billion people will inhabit this shrinking earth. If leaders continue to bury their heads in the sand at the mere mention of the subject, the resulting problems and suffering will affect many generations to come...
...problem of communication produces a vicious circle. When the Athletic Department fails to provide an appropriate structure for JV teams, it is quite natural that JV athletes should find themselves less enthusiastic about showing up to practices and games...
...brought Harvard out front, 12-11. Despite maintaining a steady lead for the entire final set, Newbury caught up when it counted, tying the score, 28-28. Two points later Newbury secured its victory, 30-28. Harvard had a significant number of errors throughout the match, but the real problem was their injured players. “I think they played their best,” Barbosa said. “But two of the most important parts of the team were missing from the court.” The Crimson hopes that its injured players will be able...