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CPR or Bust

Never took a class? No problem. Scientists say even incorrect chest compressions can be a life-saver

So you havent gotten around to donating blood or getting on the bone marrow transplant list or taking a class on CPR. Its time to step up, people. Fortunately for you, you can cross the last one off the list, sort of. The American Heart Association is letting everybody know that even if you arent trained in CPR, jumping in and administering chest compressions if you witness an adult collapse after having a heart attack is more than twice as likely to save his life than just calling 911 alone.

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Need for Speed

PopSci.com tries out the 2007 Porsche Turbo

Click here to launch the slideshow Porsche traditionalists gripe that electronic aids-traction control, anti-skid stability platforms and suspension-management programs-increasingly make modern 911s â€too easy to drive.†But with revised software for the all-new 2007 Turbo´s Porsche Stability Management system (PSM), Porsche´s engineers have restored a little naughtiness to this, the classic rear-engine, overpowere

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Auto Review: The 2006 Porsche Cayman S

The latest addition to Porsche's stable of sportscars may just be the sexiest yet

It's heresy to 911 worshippers to say so, but the new Cayman S is suddenly the most beautiful car in Porsche's lineup. It's a Boxster coupe, basically a midengine two-seater with a fair amount of new body metal and interior appointments. But in reverse engineering a coupe from a roadster, Porsche managed to avoid both the slightly lumpy engine butt of the 911 and the too-symmetrical stance of the Boxster. The Cayman's high roofline swoops back and down between the gorgeous haunches of the rear fenders, and a walkabout reveals that the whole car is a fugue of aggressive curving lines.

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