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...nongovernmental agencies. Initially, there was talk of making a civilian top dog to take some of the onus off a military occupation. But a senior White House official tells TIME, "A civilian czar is not what people have in mind." The U.S. feels that one more link in the chain of command would weaken the effectiveness of the operation...
...former Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) cook’s smile ripples like his huge biceps as he describes his vision for a chain of low-fat fast food joints. He clasps his hands over the table. “I want to go nationwide with my restaurant,” says Pappas, a three-time Mass. state bodybuilding champion and health food entrepreneur. “Florida would be nice—that state is a gold mine. So is California. Out there, it’s a mecca of health...
...he’s settled for the Boston area. Lo Fat Know Fat, the budding restaurant chain that Pappas created, already has two stores in the Boston area, and one under construction. At Lo Fat Know Fat, customers can scarf down a healthy assortment of low-fat wraps, chicken sandwiches, fruit smoothies and high-protein “prolatta” shakes, all of which seem to be catching on with those fed up with grease. Pappas says it’s all good, but he particularly recommends the Bison Burger Wrap...
...access to the great outdoors that rural areas offer. It amazes me how many people assume that there are no highly populated cities in the Midwest. I’m from Topeka, which is no metropolis even by Midwest standards, but I live right near a mall and every chain restaurant imaginable. I am also a 20 minute drive from hay bails in one direction, and the ghetto in another direction. Our downtown area even has bums. That’s one of the three criteria for official status as a city: cross walks, tall buildings and bums...
...waning soon. The toy company Sport-Fun last Christmas saw its foam-covered barbells and brightly colored treadmills for kids as young as 4 land on the Toy Industry Association's Top 50 People's Choice nominee list. As if that weren't enough, My Gym, a growing national chain of activity centers, offers stretching and other wee workouts for "terrific tots" (2 to 3 years), "waddlers" (11 to 18 months) and "tiny tykes" (3 to 11 months). Newborns, beware. --Reported by Karen Bouffard/East Lansing and Karen Ann Cullotta/Chicago