Lords Debate 75 Word Self-Pai d Biographies For Seats
British Lords face an election to keep hereditary seats with a 75 word limit for candidates. The Times notes wryly the process resembles a cerebral beauty contest while peers quip about brevity. Prime Minister Blair aims to remove hereditary peers though many remain across Conservative and Labour ranks. Some peers welcome the constraint, others resist, as officials impose campaign bans and publish the 75 word statements by October.
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Lawrence collapses while jogging in Thousand Oaks
Actor Martin Lawrence, 34, collapsed during a jog in Thousand Oaks California and lay in a coma for three days before waking. He remained in serious condition at Los Robles Regional Medical Center with a high fever and kidney distress noted by hospital officials.
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Delaware teen crowned Miss Teen USA 1999 in Shreveport
Ashley Coleman, 18, from Camden Delaware, won Miss Teen USA 1999 and will pause college plans at University of Miami for a year to fulfill her duties. Her prizes include a $30,000 annual salary a new convertible and two pearl necklaces.
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Mozart Effect Reexamined: Music Does Not Boost IQ
Studies challenge the 1993 claim that listening to a Mozart sonata raises IQ. Across 16 studies with 714 participants, Christopher Chabris finds no significant gains in general intelligence or abstract reasoning, while mood may influence test performance.
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