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Thursday, 14 February 2008 13:00
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 In Romance,
Looks Matters Most to the Beautiful
In the world of romance, we seek out partners who are just as "hot" or "not hot" as we are.
A new study supports the idea that super models flock together while individuals lacking the perfect face and body also stick together.
"Beautiful people marry beautiful people and less beautiful people marry less beautiful people," said Dan Ariely, a professor of behavioral economics at MIT's Program in Media Arts and Sciences and Sloan School of Management.
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Wednesday, 02 January 2008 21:37
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 Cell Phone Users Tie Up Traffic
If you're late for work, a driver using a cell phone may be to blame. U.S. researchers said on Wednesday that people who use cell phones while behind the wheel impede the flow of traffic, clog highways and extend commute times.
"It's a bit like breaking wind in the elevator. Everyone suffers," Peter Martin of the University of Utah's Traffic Lab said in a telephone interview.
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Friday, 21 December 2007 12:08
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 The Top 10 Gadgets of 2007
It's been a banner year for tech—so much so that I've had a hard time whittling down my list of favorite gadgets to a mere 10. From a touch-screen phone that you've probably heard of to the latest stab at an e-book reader, I present to you (in alphabetical order) the top 10 gadgets of the year.
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Friday, 26 October 2007 15:33
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 Saggy Pants Thing
Of The Past In Opa-locka
The city of Opa-locka has passed a ban on wearing sagging pants on city property. On Wednesday, the city commission adopted a law that would prohibit pants worn below the waistline.
Commissioner Timothy Holmes said he sponsored the ordinance because he did not want the city's youth to wear their pants too low.
"It's not nice," he said. "It's not respectable."
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Friday, 21 September 2007 13:02
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 MoveOn.org MoveOn Ad Sparks Anger, Senate Vote
The Senate approved a resolution on Thursday denouncing the liberal antiwar group MoveOn.org over an advertisement that questioned the credibility of Gen. David H. Petraeus, the American commander in Iraq . MoveOn.org, with 3.2 million members, has become a powerful force in Democratic politics and the advertisement it paid for, which appeared in The New York Times, has come under sharp attack from Congressional Republicans and others as unpatriotic and impugning the integrity of General Petraeus. The ad taunted Petraeus as "General Betray Us."
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