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...David Greenfield, founder of the Center for Internet Studies in West Hartford, Conn., believes that at least 6% of us are what he would classify as compulsive e-mail checkers. "It sounds silly, but people report withdrawal symptoms when they're away from it," he says. "It's very likely the brain gets the same kind of hit from e-mail as it does from gambling...
...rebounded several months later, says Urs Wyss, marketing director of Victorinox, the biggest Swiss Army knife manufacturer. Buoyed by the knife's success, the Swiss Army line has morphed into watches, travel gear, apparel, cutlery, pens and eyewear. Victorinox's U.S. distributor, Swiss Army Brands of Shelton, Conn., opened its first retail store in New York last October selling rugged, no-fuss clothing and accessories. "Our designs are comfortable, practical and sturdy, appealing to people who lead active outdoor lives," says Thomas Lupinski, the company's chief financial officer. Meanwhile, Swiss Army Recycling Collection is conquering fashion frontiers with accessories...
This year, the regatta, set for Saturday on the Thames River in New London, Conn., marks the 150th anniversary of intercollegiate athletics. Both crews prepare extensively for the marathon of a race, as the varsity boats compete on a four-mile course, instead of the standard 2,000 meters, while the junior varsity rows three miles and the freshman boat races for two miles...
...David Greenfield, founder of the Center for Internet Studies in West Hartford, Conn., believes that at least 6% of us are what he would classify as compulsive e-mail checkers. "It sounds silly, but people report withdrawal symptoms when they're away from it," he says. "It's very likely the brain gets the same kind of hit from e-mail as it does from gambling...
...murder after confessing to shooting Blackwell three times, is this: If you do set up lay boards, for God's sake, listen to them. Clerics and laypeople alike are also praying that the shooting--along with the apparent suicide last week of the Rev. Alfred J. Bietighofer, a Bridgeport, Conn., priest accused of sex abuse--foreshadows no trend...