Personal rapid transit systems may change urban travel
The article describes personal rapid transit PRT systems as compact automated cars that travel directly to destinations with few stops. Tracks may be simple concrete beams or monorail, allowing elevated, space efficient routes with low construction costs and no right of way.
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Buying Trouble: Compulsive Shopping Seeks Help Across U S
The piece highlights compulsive shoppers as 5.8 percent of Americans touched by shame and financial ruin per a 2006 study. Experts like Dr. Timothy Fong note it's impulsive behavior, not lack of willpower, driving the problem. Therapists and clinics specializing in compulsive buying are expanding nationwide.
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Compulsive shoppers seek help amid rising programs
J P a 66 year old Los Angeles man describes his struggle as an addiction, buying costly services to fill a void. Stanford UCLA programs join Debtors Anonymous in addressing out of control shopping as meetings rise in Los Angeles San Diego and San Francisco.
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Help for Compulsive Shopping Grows Amid Economic Strains
Debtors Anonymous runs about 400 meetings nationwide and researchers note a small group suffers a genuine impulse control disorder. Experts say treatment programs are expanding as more people seek help and April Lane Benson reports rising web traffic indicating increased demand for support.
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The Compulsive Shopper's Cycle
Compulsive shoppers seek relief from uncomfortable feelings through purchases. Anticipation activates pleasure circuits similar to a drug fix, but disinterest, guilt, and remorse soon follow. Purchases sit unused with tags on, restarting the urge for another fix and continuing the cycle.
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Columnist Novak diagnosed with brain tumor after car incident
Denise Lavoie of the Associated Press reports that Novak, 77, was rushed to a Seattle hospital after a weekend accident on Cape Cod. He later cited a brain tumor diagnosis and requested no further details. The longtime Crossfire host, criticized for naming CIA officer Valerie Plame in 2003, remains in treatment.
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IRS worker pleads guilty to peeking at stars funds
Covington Kentucky. An IRS employee, John Snyder, admits guilt to accessing tax accounts of nearly 200 figures including Marvin Lewis Kevin Bacon Alec Baldwin Sally Field Chevy Chase and Randy Quaid. He faces up to one year in jail and a 250000 fine at August 20 sentencing.
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