Word: less
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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First across the finish line, in 1995, was Ortho Dermatological's prescription cream Renova, a less concentrated form of its antiacne medication Retin-A. The two are the only products that have been medically proved to reduce fine lines. Their active ingredient, a form of vitamin A called tretinoin, does at least two things: it boosts the development of firm new keratinocytes and smooths tiny creases in the upper layers of the epidermis. The downside: some women find it irritates their skin too much...
...this June, just 13 days after he switched to the single scull from the eight-man crew, where he was fighting for a seat. "I figured I had a better chance of getting to Australia in the single than in the eight," he says. And now, frankly, he has less of a chance for a medal since the U.S. eight, world champions three years running, is a favorite for the gold. Not that the more technically demanding single was unfamiliar to Smith. Rowers often train in the delicate sculls--they're an ungainly 27 ft. long, 10 in. wide...
HEDGE FOR LESS Hedge funds are reserved for multimillionaires. They offer high rewards--and scary risks. Now the bar is being lowered for "qualified investors" with minimum stakes as low as a mere $125,000. Brokerages, including Paine Webber and Merrill Lynch, are among the "alternative investment" providers that lump these puny stakes together and place them in selected funds. Why? The brokers charge hefty fees--on top of a fund's own charges...
...white male gap between Bush and Gore is explained by this: A disproportionate number of men pick up a vibration from Gore that they do not like; it has less to do with policy than with character. They do not get this vibration from Bush...
...Action" died quickly last fall, owing less to Lieberman's seal of disapproval than to the fact that its scathing, brilliant satire was too "inside" for most viewers. One would hope Lieberman (and his Republican allies like Bill Bennett) would take the lesson: that audiences are perfectly capable of changing the channel, accepting and rejecting entertainment in a free market. But don't count...