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...first time, has made obesity prevention one of its top priorities. Fortunately, there's an easy way to keep your caloric intake balanced with your metabolic output: just step on the bathroom scale and see if you're gaining weight. Provided you don't have a medical problem like hypothyroidism, a steady increase of a few pounds means you need to eat less and exercise more...
...wagering, especially since my remarks appeared in a context that might lead some readers to believe I support John McCain's bill that would end legal betting on college sports in Nevada. That legislation is an example of good intentions run amuck and would exacerbate, not alleviate, the very problem it seeks to address. If Senator McCain and the NCAA truly want to control the problem, they should advocate the legalization of sports wagering in all states. Then, as in Nevada today, the process would be carefully regulated, heavily taxed and honestly conducted. RICHARD O. DAVIES University Foundation Professor...
...parade is the Napster phenomenon. If people can get copyrighted material for free off the Internet, the bonds will be less valuable. But Pullman, 39, is confident that the entertainment and publishing industries will find some way to keep collecting money for their artists' work. His bigger problem may be maintaining his lead in selling Bowie-style bonds. He's in a legal battle with Prudential Securities and a company run by music-industry veteran Charles Koppleman, whom Pullman charges with trying to steal his ideas...
Some of the younger family members were worried that Santa might not know what had become of them. No problem: on Christmas Eve one mother sprinkled some "reindeer dust" (oatmeal and glitter) on the snow outside the cabin, because she knew that would attract Santa's reindeer to their mountaintop cabin www.ragged-mt.com...
This tug-of-war between generations over stuff and space is being played out by countless families across the country. Some believe it's merely a nuisance or a practical storage problem, but usually far more is at stake. Whether perceived as old junk or saved treasure, remnants of childhood carry a symbolic freight that transmutes over time as the "children" move into different phases of their lives...