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...bananas. A major study out last week finds that men whose diets are loaded with potassium-rich foods--including bananas, tomatoes and oranges--may be able to cut their risk of stroke by one-third. Resist the temptation to take potassium supplements though: they may be harmful, especially if you have kidney problems...
...been so important a form of wealth for so many Americans, whether they hold shares directly or through mutual funds and 401(k) accounts. Forty-three percent of adult Americans hold stocks, the broadest ownership ever. And Chris Varvares, president of the forecasting firm Macroeconomic Advisers, traces more than one-third of the growth of consumer spending last year directly to the wealth effect. Economists calculate that investors tend to spend about 4 [cents] of every dollar they gain in stock-market wealth...
...then, finance administrators took $10 million--one-third of the income--from the total to pay for the college's annual operating costs...
...Walpole, Mass., product returned in time to record a win over LeMoyne and seven and one-third five-hit innings in the Crimson's 6-5 win over Nicholls State in an elimination game. Birtwell's impressive array of pitches suggest that he may anchor the staff well into the next millennium...
...grades: Phi Beta Kappa--which honors Harvard's men and women with the highest academic grades--year after year is made up of a disproportionate number of men. Harvard's extracurriculars make the point as well: substantially less than half of the Undergraduate Council is female, only about one-third of the members of the 24-person Institute of Politics' Student Advisory Committee are women, and Philips Brooks House Association only this year had its first woman president. Additionally, the notorious Final Clubs (though their independent status makes it difficult for the College to take action) continue to give Harvard...