Europe’s world-class innovation in sustainability (and why the U.S. is falling behind), an interview with Chris Turner http://t.co/0GJdulUW # Follow me @ChristieNic
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By Christie Nicholson
Article published in The Arizona Republic, The Berkshire Eagle, Naples Daily News, Telegram&Gazette, Johnson City Press, and other papers in the U.S.
Wealth, fame and a sexy new body can be yours in a virtual online game called “Second Life.” But the wildly popular game is not just pretend; it’s changing real lives.
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By Christie Nicholson
Article published in The Austin-American Statesman, Intelligencer Journal and other papers in the U.S.
A play about the early stages of Alzheimer’s, performed by people suffering from the disease, is part of a recent push to bring attention to this particularly scary time, when those in the early stages are acutely aware that they are losing their minds.
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By Christie Nicholson
Article published in The Chicago Tribune, The Oakland Tribune, The Berkshire Eagle, The Tri-Valley Herald, and other papers in the U.S.
People used to flush sick fish down the toilet, but these days an increasing number of pet owners are taking their goldfish to a veterinarian. Pet fish are now receiving medical care for broken fins, swimming disorders and cancerous tumors.
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By Christie Nicholson
Article published in The Columbia Journalist on February 14, 2006.
On a day when some singles feel as invisible as a high school student without a prom date, others are celebrating the fact that they have not settled. They belong to a band of uncompromising singles who call themselves the “quirkyalones.”
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Observer Magazine – January 2007
Volume 20, Number 1
Framing Science
By Christie Nicholson
In 1998, a national $206 billion lawsuit settled against four tobacco companies, the Master Settlement Agreement, provided the funding to launch a series of anti-smoking television commercials. This series, called the “truth,” launched in 2000 and became one of the largest and most effective anti-smoking campaigns in American history. Out of nearly 100 ads in the series, which still continues today, a 30-second spot called “Body Bags” stands out.
Here’s the scene: Vans pull up outside the corporate offices of an unnamed tobacco company. Teenagers pile out, dragging body bags and dumping them on the sidewalk in front of the offices; 1,200 body bags, the ad tells us. A teen shouts into a loudspeaker: “Do you know how many people tobacco kills every day?” The camera catches a curious corporate suit peering out the window to the kids below. “You know what?” the teen says looking up, “We’re going to leave these here for you, so you can see what 1,200 people actually look like.” Cut to an overhead shot of the body bags covering two city blocks. Sound of wind blowing. Fade to black.
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