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...tear. A hundred years ago, people stood and sat with an erect spine. Now fashion seems to favor a curved, slouched spine, which has severe health consequences. Posture is learned and is a changing cultural phenomenon. Curved posture is the source of so much misery. JEAN COUCH Palo Alto, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 30, 2002 | 12/30/2002 | See Source »

...elbows and knees; otherwise my joints are stiff in the morning. I go to bed bundled up as if I'm going ice skating. It's not an attractive sight, but it's worth it to be able to function in the mornings. MARJORIE MCLAREN Palo Alto, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 30, 2002 | 12/30/2002 | See Source »

...Kennedy as a superior being with shaded nuances in his private life. I thought of him as exuding vigor and charisma. Now, having learned that he suffered so much pain, I think he attained a higher level of humanity--the sad hero of America. CARMELO GARIANO Thousand Oaks, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 23, 2002 | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

...Their parents should not have let them eat at McDonald's nearly every day for years on end. Children must be taught that some foods are bad for you. Any lawsuit shouldn't be against McDonald's; it should be against the negligent parents. CHARLES KYUNGHWAN KIM Hacienda Heights, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 23, 2002 | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

...promotions. Victoria's Secret stopped uniformly stocking its stores once MicroStrategy showed that the chain sold 20 times as many size-32 bras in New York City as in other cities and that in Miami ivory was 10 times as popular as black. Aspect Communications, based in San Jose, Calif., sells a program that identifies callers by purchase history. The bigger the spender, the quicker the call gets picked up. So if you think your call is being answered in the order in which it was received, think again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Speed Reader | 12/23/2002 | See Source »

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