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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Circumcision A few factsA 2012 policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is likely to throw fuel on the fiery controversy surrounding male infant circumcision.The AAP’s statement touts the medical benefits of circumcision while stopping short of recommending the procedure, which opponents decry as painful and unnecessary. For instance,…
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Should one eat before or after a workout and does it change if you are lifting weights or running? Reader Question • 483 votes A Twenty years ago, when I was misspending my youth training for 10K races and the occasional marathon, runners and other endurance athletes were strongly advised to avoid eating in the…
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Technology At Lynn University, No Textbooks — All Students Get iPad Minis By Deirdra Funcheon Fri., Aug. 23 2013 at 7:01 AM 7 Comments Categories: Technology  

How Older Parenthood Will Upend American Society The scary consequences of the grayest generation. BY JUDITH SHULEVITZ   Read Later Listen Font Size Facebook Twitter Over the past half century, parenthood has undergone a change so simple yet so profound we are only beginning to grasp the enormity of its implications. It is that we…
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8 July 2013 http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-whistleblower-edward- snowden-on-global-spying-a-910006.html Shortly before he became a household name around the world as a whistleblower, Edward Snowden answered a comprehensive list of questions. They originated from Jacob Appelbaum, 30, a developer of encryption and security software. Appelbaum provides training to international human rights groups and journalists on how to use the Internet…
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Battery breakthrough promises phone, car revolution (AFP) – Mar 11, 2009   PARIS (AFP) — Think of an electric car that can accelerate swiftly to cruising speed, laptop computers that can recharge in a couple of minutes rather than hours and a generation of super-miniature mobile phones. That’s the vision sketched on Wednesday by a pair of…
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