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...become more a part of the presidency in these past couple of weeks? A. No. But Nancy is a mother hen. Let something happen to one of the family and they become the chick. Being a surgeon's daughter, she is very insistent that no one's going to overwork me. And that includes me, because she knows that I tend to take such things a little lightly. I think she reached her high point this morning. You know, she's on her way to Denison University for a program on drugs. She'll be back today...
...also vital. The body tunes and retunes a lot of dials to keep its blood pressure balanced, and obesity twists those knobs in all the wrong ways. For one thing, increased body mass means higher blood volume, straining the circulatory system. Carrying extra weight also causes the heart to overwork--no favor to a left ventricle that may already be enlarged. Additionally, people who are overweight generally don't get that way eating fruits, vegetables and lean meats; their diet tends to be high in salt, fats and processed foods, just the things hypertension feasts...
Upperclass Houses that are affected by the change also should have been consulted. The new restriction has hit Quincy hard. With first-years who used to eat at Adams flocking to Quincy, House residents and dining hall staff face overcrowding and overwork. In setting the new restriction without Quincy students’ input, Adams merely shifted its problem to another house...
...Viagra-envying side of the debate are plenty of women who find their libidos drained by surgery, menopause, crying infants or overwork. Plus, there is a significant minority still seeking the zipless interaction popularized by Erica Jong in Fear of Flying: skip the relationship, the candlelight and the wine, and cut to the chase. I know at least one respectable grandma who is preparing for the advent of a female Viagra by stocking up on batteries for her vibrator...
...organized the first National Take Back Your Time Day, scheduled for Oct. 24. The idea--really a nationwide version of the Ridgewood initiative--is for people to take time out to protest what de Graaf and his cohort see as "an epidemic of overwork and overscheduling threatening communities and families." Events ranging from forums on how to create a society that operates at a slower pace with fewer time pressures to parties extolling the virtues of a simplified life have been planned in 60 cities, including Boston, Seattle and Beverly Hills, Calif...