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Both the director, David Bettencourt, and the writer, G. Wayne Miller ’76, were present to answer questions after the screening...
...Austin said. “But because it was a randomized controlled trial—six [schools] received the intervention and seven got the usual education—we’d expect that would help make them very similar.” According to Maria F. Bettencourt, who directs the Nutrition and Physical Activity Unit at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the state is expanding similar obesity prevention programs in its public schools. “114 schools across the state in different communities have implemented Healthy Choices, which is a version...
What's Old Is New Scrapile table by Carlos Salgado and Bart Bettencourt, crafted with discarded wood scraps, $2,500 (vivavi.com) Cortia chaise lounge by Daniel Michalik, handmade of reclaimed cork, $4,988 (branchhome.com) Lladr Re-Cyclos Sphere by CuldeSac, made with old porcelain ornaments, $1,900 (212-838-9771 or 310-385-0690). Opposite page: Longitude wool-and-viscose sustainable fabric, by Pollack (pollackassociates.com) Heath recyclable vegetable bowl in persimmon, $70 (heathceramics.com) Aero recycled or reclaimed teak-root bowls, small for $150 and large...
...Sanofi CEO Jean-François Dehecq's unsolicited offer for Franco-German Aventis last week raised eyebrows. Except in government: Finance Minister Francis Mer openly endorses the takeover, while a source close to the deal says President Jacques Chirac, an old friend of Dehecq's, personally called Liliane Bettencourt, the biggest shareholder in L'Oréal - which in turn owns a big stake in Sanofi - to win her support for the bid. Neither party will comment. German union and government leaders fear that any deal will ax German jobs. But the big threat to French plans comes from...
Owen-Jones has the good fortune to run a company that is not entirely beholden to analysts. Because of a complex arrangement, just over half of L'Oreal's stock is controlled through a holding company that includes Nestle and Liliane Bettencourt, Eugene Schueller's only child and--thanks to her L'Oreal stake--one of the wealthiest people in Europe...