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...Brokeback Mountain, which was the talk of the Toronto and Venice film festivals and has generated lip-smacking advance criticism, could be a tough sell. Many people might find the notion of gay cowboys too jarring In Texas, where the movie is partly set, voters just overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on gay marriage. But producer James Schamus is confident people will see the love story, not the politics. "Young girls are going to be a huge part of this movie," he says. And that's largely because of Ledger. "He's managed to become a bit of a movie star...
...physician and one of the study's authors. Located 110 miles south of Denver, Pueblo (pop. 104,000) is geographically isolated, so many confounding factors--such as the movement of large populations--that you'd find in a big place like New York City, which has had a smoking ban since 2003, are eliminated. Gathering data was also relatively straightforward, since almost all heart attacks in Pueblo are treated in one of two hospitals, both of which maintain electronic medical records...
Anyone who wants to see the health benefits of municipal smoke-free ordinances need look no further than Pueblo, Colo. After much political back-and-forth, the city banned smoking in restaurants, offices and other indoor spaces in the summer of 2003 and started seeing results within months. In the year and a half before the ban, the city recorded 399 heart attacks; in the 18 months after the change, there were 108 fewer heart attacks. That 27% decrease alone, according to a study presented last week at the annual American Heart Association meeting, resulted in a savings...
...handful of Harvard Law School faculty members last year who alleged that he had helped the Bush administration justify harsh treatment of detainees. But the Wall Street Journal and other publications have since reported that he in fact played a key role in pushing the White House to ban the torture of suspected terrorists. Reached yesterday, Goldsmith declined to comment on why he cancelled his scheduled appearance. According to Sands, however, Goldsmith’s cancellation coincided with a speech Sands delivered last week in which he first advanced the argument that administration lawyers could be internationally liable for their...
...silent members should be allowed to pickup new ones from their rooms, but the groups can save the celebrating for the frat houses. These organizations should be warned well ahead of time that Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) will be ready at short notice to enforce the noise ban. HUPD’s involvement—not to make arrests but to deter rowdy students—would demonstrate that the College is serious...