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...overweight you are going to get laid off, but you know employers are looking for every little excuse to get rid of people, so looking good is a great defense. You always want to look young, and you want to look slim, and you want to look in control. We have a lot of negatives in our society attached to people who are overweight - sloppy, lazy, undisciplined. You don't want anything negative to affect people's opinions about you, because this is a really tough time that we're living in. Every little detail counts. (See 10 cool ways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Never Look Fat Again — Without Dieting | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

...duplex suites in New Quincy in their junior and senior years. Senior quads feature immense common rooms that are ideal for parties and many of which are furnished with bars left behind by previous occupants. You’ll also save a lot of money on pest control. This FlyBy correspondent has yet to see a single roach or mouse during her time in Quincy. Finally, New Quincy contains all the necessary amenities (most notably the dining hall), so living there means you will never have to go outside again...

Author: By H. Zane B. Wruble, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Housing Market Reviews: Quincy House | 3/10/2010 | See Source »

...point is that people should definitely not begin drinking for the express purpose of weight control,” Manson said, referencing the host of health problems that have been shown to be associated with alcohol consumption in women...

Author: By Helen X. Yang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Drinkers Gain Less Weight | 3/10/2010 | See Source »

...were holding back an upset stomach. Massa, who has opposed Obama's health reform because it is not liberal enough, told Beck that he should stop calling people names like "socialist" and "communist." "You can be a progressive and be a fiscal conservative," Massa then explained, as Beck lost control of his own program...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Massa Circus Takes the Air out of Glenn Beck | 3/10/2010 | See Source »

...commit horrendous atrocities. Although the nation rakes in billions of dollars in oil revenue annually, the majority of Nigerians scrape by on less than a dollar a day. In Plateau State, where Jos is located, Muslim cattle herders from the north and Christian farmers from the south vie for control of the fertile plains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Violence in Nigeria: What's Behind the Conflict? | 3/10/2010 | See Source »

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