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...well the canola refrain will continue to play is anyone's guess. For one thing, the relative scarcity of domestic supplies could crimp future sales. To confuse matters more, some health researchers are beginning to question whether a reduction of cholesterol is necessarily good for everyone. Just this August, the British Medical Journal reported that low levels of cholesterol may be associated with an increased risk of suicide...
...corporations are shrinking their office space. At the same time, developers are feeling the effects of a global credit crunch. Finally, banks are wary of assuming greater exposure in the real estate business. James Yasser, a senior vice president at Milstein Properties in New York City, sounds a familiar refrain: "Everything went right during the '80s, and now everything is going in reverse...
Barbara Kirkland, 51, of Colleyville, Texas, voices a common refrain. Six years ago, she and her husband took over the upbringing of their four-year-old granddaughter Trisha after they concluded that the child was being abused. "Becoming a parent again is not a first choice," Kirkland says. "It's a last alternative...
However, I sincerely recommend that these two authors (and all concerned individuals) refrain from unsubstantiated criticism and add their obviously deeply felt opinions and voices to the open, serious and at times painful debate that is raging in these three communities. If their true goal is to affect positive change, they can most certainly accomplish it better with well thought out opinions and actions than with sideline moral judgments, generalizations and prayers. Jack Levy...
This past summer, her father's doctor told him that he would have to refrain from having wine or beer with his meals because of his heart condition. Peri, who was used to her father buying her a beer at dinner, quit drinking in order to support his efforts...