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On 'Signing Day,'
Star Player Is the Fax
On "signing day," the fax machine is king—at least in college football. It's the date when high-school recruits can make their college choices final, and their letters come through the often-ignored piece of office equipment.

Bunnies Multiply Like Rabbits in China
China is in a bunny-buying frenzy as the 12-year cycle of the Chinese calendar returns to the Year of the Rabbit, but the craze has been hare-raising for unsuspecting owners.
Tasteful Attire: Designers Whip Up a Buffet of Fashion Out of Food
Some image-makers are riding a wave of interest in clothing made out of food. But designers face issues keeping these looks fresh.
Fans Try to Revive Oar-Powered Warship
For centuries, scholars have squabbled over the design of the "trireme," an ancient Athenian warship. Now fans are trying to bring a full-scale, working replica of a trireme to New York.
The Fate of the Kilo Weighs Heavily on the Minds of Metrologists
In a vault on the outskirts of Paris sits a platinum cylinder known as Le Grand K, the international prototype for the kilogram. But over the years, scientists have noticed a problem: Le Grand K has been losing weight.
Cookie Cutters: Girl Scouts Trim Their Lineup for Lean Times
The stale economy is teaching Girl Scouts a new lesson: the way the cookies crumble. To cut costs and increase revenue, a dozen Girl Scouts councils are testing out a plan to hawk just six different cookies.
Westminster Squatters Just Aren't on Wills and Kate's Guest List
The U.K.'s preparations for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton are proceeding quite nicely. But there's a problem: clearing a stubborn group of protesting squatters from a public square across the street from the church.
Peruvians Tweak Gloomy National Anthem
Julio César Rivera Dávalos has spent more than $100,000 of his savings, put his business on hold and endured blistering personal attacks to advance a lonely cause: changing Peru's epic downer of a national anthem.
Japan's Belching Smokestacks Draw Industrial-Strength Sightseers
The trend of kojo moe, or factory infatuation, has factory fanatics touring Japan's industrial hubs to gawk at the aesthetics of power plants, oil refineries and other smokestack facilities once derided as polluting eyesores.
What's Better Than a Camel Fight? A Camel Beauty Contest
Organizers of Turkey's annual camel fighting competition hope the addition of a beauty pageant will draw new enthusiasts to the ancient sport, which is struggling to stay relevant.
To the French, Comic Books Are Serious Business
Trouble is brewing at OuBaPo, France's experimental-comic-book movement, which has been trying to revolutionize the genre for two decades. After years of infighting over artistic direction, at least four of the nine founding members have quit, and the two highest-profile artists aren't speaking to each other.
Another Round? Indoor Marathons Keep Athletes Running in Circles
A new badge of hardship is gaining popularity among marathoners: running a marathon that's extra dull.
NBA Teams Appeal to Ethnic Groups to Fill Seats
NBA teams are drumming up "Heritage" events, meant to court even the smallest émigré enclaves to the courts, and provide just a tad of buzz—and a souvenir trinket or two—to pump up attendance.
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