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...Laden videotape, in which he discusses with evident pleasure the attacks of Sept. 11, proved that this Administration is guilty of violating its own rules [THE BIN LADEN TAPE, Dec. 24]. Weren't the media warned to limit all bin Laden broadcasts because of the fear they might contain secret encoded messages? So where were the concerns about this tape? Or was the caution unfounded--a fabrication to limit our press freedoms? This Administration was originally afraid that the words of bin Laden might have gained him sympathy in this country. But it was wrong. The people of this great...
...start by passing the ketchup. Several studies have linked the cooked tomatoes in ketchup, soups and sauces to a reduced risk of prostate cancer and other cancers of the digestive tract. Tomatoes contain lycopene, probably the most powerful antioxidant among the carotenoids, the compounds that turn fruits and veggies deep orange. It is so good at mopping up free radicals that Lycopene outperforms the best-known carotenoid of them all, beta-carotene. It is readily released from tomatoes by cooking and--good news for pizza lovers--it's most easily absorbed when a small amount of oil is added. Like...
...that the French can eat a diet rich in cheese and buttery sauces and still suffer less heart disease than Americans? The answer to the famous French paradox, say nutritionists, is French wine. The skins of the grapes used to make red wine contain supercharged antioxidants known as polyphenols, including one called resveratrol, which boosts HDL cholesterol (the good kind). Polyphenols, according to the latest research, may also inhibit the production of endothelin 1, a peptide that contributes to hardening of the arteries. But be careful. Wine may be great for the heart, but it's been blamed for everything...
...anthrax worries gave Caroline Ernst, director of e-commerce at FootSmart, a health-care products firm based in Norcross, Ga., the idea to tell customers by e-mail that the company's catalog was in the mail. Result: a 20% increase in sales. More e-mail ads now contain songs or video clips, such as the messages, with a 30-sec. trailer, promoting the Kevin Costner film Thirteen Days. If you have a microphone and speakers on your computer, clicking on links in some e-mail messages will connect you to a call center where sales reps can answer your...
...stop the Elis, Harvard’s defense will have to contain Yale’s talented forwards Ryan Steeves and Christopher Higgins. Steeves and Higgins are tied for second place in the ECAC with six goals apiece, and represent the majority of the New Haven offense. Despite that, Harvard will not approach this game any differently from a defensive standpoint...