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"In Hong Kong, one of the world's most densely populated cities, the birth rate fell to 0.94 babies per woman of child-bearing age in 2003, prompting the city's deputy leader to call couples to have three children each 'to help alleviate the ageing

Issue XXIII Michigan in May. It's possibly the prettiest month of the year. Everything is brilliant green, except for the newly-sprouting flowers and the large number of small trees that are blossoming in shades of red, pink, and white. The weather is warm, but not brutally hot, and

> Just in time for Mother's Day, an informal study conducted by Web site Salary.com shows that stay-at-home moms would earn an average of $131,471 annually, including overtime, if they received a paycheck. Link [http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8353442]. That

Full disclosure time: When it comes to things scientific, we struggle. We're interested, but not competent. Nonetheless, we found this article at Lew Rockewell highly interesting. The gist seems to be: telomerase inhibitors could take care of the Big C, but the government is blocking its development. We

This stuff always interests us: There's a new theory about Jack the Ripper. This one says he was a sailor and struck in countries besides England. Link [http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1475063,00.html]. Here's an excerpt of biographical sketches of

India's courts want the cow problem resolved . . . now! Thing is, a lot of the Indian people don't think there's a problem and get a little angry when officials try to fix it. Link [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&

On the one hand, the excess disgusts us. On the other hand, "Hey, lighten up, Scheske. We're just having a little fun": > The burger war is growing. Literally. Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, which lost its crown as the home of the world'

"According to researchers at Michigan State University, only three percent of Americans have a healthy lifestyle. They say only three percent exercise regularly and eat enough fruits and vegetables. Just three percent! Well, good, that means there's very little chance we'll actually run into any

This is the third time we've mentioned South Park, so we apologize if you're getting tired of it. Given that we've watched the show fewer than a dozen times, we're surprised by the number of posts, too. Anyway, here's a

> Across the nation, educators are trying a variety of methods - including beach days, barbecues, flute music and fun hats - to ease student test anxiety as schools face increased pressure to improve their scores under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Link [http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/