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...worst cardio-fitness program in this century was that of Egypt's King Farouk. The King weighed around 300 lbs.; he looked like an immense, saturnine party balloon. Staples of the royal diet: a few tablespoons of caviar, lobster thermidor, slabs of roast lamb, a cubic meter or so of trifle, a pound of chocolate, a magnum of champagne. Workout: two or three dancers from the chorus...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Pox on Moderation | 7/19/1999 | See Source »

...trying to pad their already cushy salaries. And they argue that the doctors' bold stand could wind up hurting their patients. According to a June report released by the Health Insurance Association of America, collective bargaining by doctors for higher fees could cause health-care premiums to balloon as much as 11%, adding up to $80 billion annually to the cost of health care...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Unionizing The E.R. | 7/5/1999 | See Source »

...place was real quiet in terms of politics," he says. "It was as if the air had been taken out of the balloon...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Students' Lives | 6/8/1999 | See Source »

...place was real quiet in terms of politics," he says. "It was as if the air had been taken out of the balloon...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women Look for Niche, Final Clubs Grow More Diverse | 6/8/1999 | See Source »

...cross's shadow extended until it enveloped them. The shadow, Hart explains, was done in blood red to indicate Christ's sacrifice on the cross. The Chick and B.C. were now drawn in white because "His blood has...made us white as snow." In the strip's last balloon, B.C. says, "I stand corrected," which is part of a conversation he has been having, but also a powerful pun: they have been "corrected" insofar as Jesus' blood has washed away their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Preach It, Caveman! | 4/19/1999 | See Source »

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