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Chen, who holds a Ph.D. in biophysics, said he partly attributes plummeting sales to a ruling by the Cambridge Licensing Commission last year that prohibited him from selling alcohol on Sundays...
...Alcohol makes up about 50 percent of the store’s sales, Chen said, so he decided it would not be profitable to open at all on Sundays...
...convenience store near Mather House has been a popular destination for students seeking groceries, dorm supplies, and alcohol since...
...night in the world of dreams. Richard Greene San Rafael, California, U.S. You reported that scientists have found that going for more than 20 hours without sleep significantly impairs a person's cognitive abilities and reaction times, producing a functional level as bad as if one had a blood-alcohol level of 0.08. Perhaps those scientists should talk to their colleagues who run medical-residency programs that require 24- to 36-hour shifts. Sleep deprivation might contribute to medical mistakes, leading to malpractice lawsuits and higher malpractice insurance costs, which drive some doctors to stop practicing. Jong-on Hahm Potomac...
...That means more people are passing up the lavish meals and lazing around usually associated with holidays, and are preparing instead for the nausea, headaches and grumpiness that can occur when fatty foods, caffeine and alcohol are flushed from the system. The good news is that detox programs get easier after the initial shock. "What was strange was that there was no hunger at all," says Kurt Thompson, a Seoul-based marketing-research manager, of his weight-loss vacation at the Farm?a health retreat in the Philippines' lush Batangas province. The self-confessed "300-pound man mountain" shed...