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...report adds to the ongoing scientific debate over how to define ideal weight in adults and whether the widely used measure of weight categories - body mass index (BMI), a measure of body fat based on a ratio of weight and height - is equally useful for all age groups. The World Health Organization defines normal weight as a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2; overweight is defined as a BMI of 25 to 29.9 kg/m2. A BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese, and under 18.5 underweight...
...world's most influential people in the 2009 TIME...
...Guggenheim event, Woetzel led audience members through the opening passage of one of George Balanchine's most famous ballets, "Serenade," and then Sandel spoke of the importance of engaging students in philosophy by using real-world applications. The overall message was that both ballet and philosophy require direct audience engagement...
...local restaurants were not the only businesses to raise money for Haiti. The José Mateo Ballet Theatre held “Dance for World Community: a benefit for earthquake relief in Haiti” last Saturday, raising $8,000 for the Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation, which will match that amount for a total...
There is a world out there, beyond the ivy-covered professors in ivy-covered halls. A world many college students instinctively fear. A world which we have practically no exposure to before being thrust headfirst into it after graduation. Even those who dodge its grasp by retreating into the haven of grad school cannot elude it forever. I discovered this world last year by forcibly inserting myself into it. Yes, I am one of those who voluntarily burst my Harvard bubble and sought what lay beyond: the real world...