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The Guardian News.

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  Would Cindy Crawford Be a Supermodel Today?

  By Wynter Mitchell | Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:18 PM ET

  stop buying the magazine with the skinny model, and believe me those magazines will change fast. It's business." That's a quote from her in The Guardian on the state of unhealthy images of women in fashion magazines. Who would have guessed the woman with a body the envy of many since the '80 Read More

  More like this in: Health, Business, Fashion, Magazines, Anna Wintour, Cindy Crawford, Entertainment, Life & Style, Celebrity, Health & Fitness
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  The Universe’s Origins Is for the Birds

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:44 PM ET

  while it was undergoing test runs."The person who went to investigate discovered bread and a bird eating the bread," a spokesperson told The Guardian.This isn’t the first time the Collider has had problems. Just nine days after its much-lauded launch last year, it experienced a Read More

  More like this in: Switzerland, Large Hadron Collider, Particle Physics, World, Technology, Europe, Cutting-edge, Physical Sciences
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  Vatican Conference Explores Extraterrestrial Life

  By David Bois | Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:50 PM ET

  problem or challenge to church teaching.Speaking more recently in specific reference to this past week's conference, Father Funes is quoted by The Guardian as expounding on the philosophical and spiritual implications life elsewhere may have for us here on Earth:"Although astrobiology is a Read More

  More like this in: Astronomy, Extraterrestrial Life, Biology, Galileo Galilei, Popular Science, World, Science, Space, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences
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  Concrete Evidence for Better Cement

  By David Bois | Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:51 PM ET

  Portland cement. While the exact recipe is being kept under wraps as research and development proceeds, Liquid Granite's developer tells The Guardian that the new concrete uses very little Portland cement, with the remainder made from mostly materials reclaimed from industrial wast Read More

  More like this in: Carbon Footprint, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Greenhouse Gas, Concrete, Atmosphere, Limestone, Technology, Science, Cutting-edge, Green Tech, Environment, Innovation & Discovery, Physical Sciences
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  Europe Looks to Sahara as Source of Solar Energy

  By David Bois | Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:35 PM ET

  to make strides in green technology on a scale that is appropriate to the energy demands of its industrialized societies.As reported by The Guardian, a German-led alliance of 12 industrial concerns is proposing a $400 billion plan that would install a network of solar farms across th Read More

  More like this in: Technology, Energy, Europe, Africa, Germany, Clean Energy , Green Energy, Physorg.com, Green Tech, Sahara Desert
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  Get Thee to an Eco-nunnery

  By David Bois | Tue Nov 3, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  community of nuns at the Our Lady of Consolation convent have recently moved into their new residence at Stanbrook Abbey which, as reported by The Guardian, features such cutting edge sustainable amenities as solar panels, a boiler fired by waste wood chips, a rainwater collection system an Read More

  More like this in: England, Solar Energy, Ecology, Sustainable Design, Nuns, Technology, Science, Europe, Green Tech, Energy, Environment
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  Ethan Hawke Backs Madonna

  By Kendall Hunter | Sun Nov 1, 2009 8:45 PM ET

  of the Ovidiu Rom Charity of  which his mother Leslie Hawke is the president. She is an avid supporter of their "Every Child in School  Campaign."The Guardian newspaper reports that Romania has the largest number of Roma in Europe. Officially, there are half a million Roma in Romania, bu Read More

  More like this in: Madonna, Music, Europe, Education, Associated Press, Halloween, The Associated Press, Romania, Discrimination, Eastern Europe, Racism
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  What's in a Gnome?

  By Kendall Hunter | Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:00 PM ET

  scene is actually an art installation by Ottmar Hoerl called "The Poison Gnome" in a German town called Straubing, close to Munich. According to The Guardian newspaper, it originated as a single, golden, saluting gnome but officials tried to remove the figure because Nazi symbols are illega Read More

  More like this in: Germany, Beer, Garden, Munich, Oktoberfest, World, Life & Style, Europe, Activism, Culture
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  Tuning in to a Better Life

  By Kendall Hunter | Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:05 AM ET

  effect it's had on the lives of the children has been profound.John Fredy Norena who is also one of the founders of the Amadeus foundation, told The Guardian Weekly, "Kids in local gangs leave our kids alone. Amadeus students have gained themselves a certain kudos and respect. They don't pose Read More

  More like this in: New York, Children, Music, Schools, Washington, Germany, Mexico, Classical Music, Gangs, Vatican City
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  Rent-A-Friend

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:24 AM ET

  of some handsome hunk? Well, for a price, now you can. It sounds like the plot of a bad sitcom, but it’s also real life – at least in Japan.The Guardian UK reports that the rent-a-friend business is booming in Japan. The industry has doubled in the last eight years with about 10 agencies no Read More

  More like this in: Unemployment, Japan, Friendship, Dating (Social), World, Business, Asia, Good Ideas, Economy, Employment