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[13 Jun 2008 | Comments | Written by: Alicia O.]

You’ve seen it before: Someone making a crappy left hand turn while holding a cell phone to their ear; the ten year old trailing behind his parents at the mall while texting; the guy in the supermarket who looks like he’s talking to himself, but upon further inspection has a cell phone ear piece on.
The world has become dependent upon cell phones. Everywhere we go we have to be connected. Could you imagine being without yours? I mean, what if you were at H+M and the cerulean blue dress on the mannequin reminded you of the color of your best …

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[13 Jun 2008 | Comments | Written by: Alicia O.]

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The photo above refers to the Japanese government’s plan to slash obesity over the next ten years. The poster shows “metabo” or someone who is unhealthy and overweight. The full article details the Japanese government’s decision to measure the waistlines of all its citizens.
Interested, I read on, and learned that the “limit” for males will be 33.5 inches while the index for women will be 35.4 inches. According the article, half of Japan’s already slim population of males will be considered overweight, or “metabo” by these standards. The article does not put enough emphasis on how this type of …

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[13 Jun 2008 | Comments | Written by: Andrew S.]

Here’s a (not so) fun piece created by a Rochestarian on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnQbpdu0zoM
Parody of a 1963 film by Rochester Gas & Electric promoting Rochester. By willpowerunlimited.