Muscle dysmorphia described as dark side of fitness
A New York Times report outlines muscle dysmorphia as a disorder where body builders, though muscular, see themselves as puny. Based on four case studies of 276 lifters, researchers note steroid use and constant self-scrutiny, while predicting rising prevalence with fitness culture.
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Psychosomatics
Harrison Pope
Biological Psychiatry Laboratory
McLean Hospital
Belmont
Mass
Pope
Dying stars reveal complex shapes in Hubble images
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope showcase intricate planetary nebulae as suns exhaust hydrogen. The pictures resemble butterflies and goblets, prompting new questions about how dying stars eject mass rather than simply fading to white dwarfs.
Nebula Gallery Reveals Sun Deaths Shapes and Rebirth
The Hubble images display the Egg Nebula, Helix, Cat's Eye, and an hourglass nebula at various distances from Earth. Scientists say bright nebulae arise from aging stars interacting with unseen companions. The Sun faces a red giant future in about five to six billion years, likely ending as a white dwarf without a companion to create dramatic structures.
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Earth
Hubble
Mario Livio
Space Telescope Institute
Bond
Jupiter
Lava lamps seed randomness in Silicon Graphics system
A California company uses six Java lamps and a camera to generate random numbers. The captured lamp images are compressed and scrambled into a seed for a computer's pseudo random number generator. The approach likens the process to a roulette wheel spinning before the final outcome. The device was designed by Robert G. Mende Jr, Landon Curt, Noll, and Sanjeev Sisodiya.
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California
Silicon Graphics Inc
Mountain View
Calif
Robert G. Mende Jr
Landon Curt, Noll
Sanjeev Sisodiya
Sky watch stars at ten thirty Sunday night
A Hayden Planetarium note discusses Tempel-Tuttle and its near Earth approach. It notes comets' behavior, the Leonid shower, and potential past interactions in 1633 1866 and 1966. A sky map guide explains horizon to zenith orientation for 10:30 p.m. Sunday observations.
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Tempel-Turtle
Earth
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New York Times
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New York Times News Service
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Washington
Howard Bond
Space Telescope Science Institute
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Bnet
Brice Balick
Uhe University of Washington
Seattle
Joe Rae
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N.Y. Times News Service
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