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...until a year ago I would have to say [obesity] was a concern driven by elites, meaning groups like the Centers for Disease Control or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services or the American Medical Association," says Dr. William Dietz, CDC's director of the division of nutrition and physical activities. "But in the last year there's been a real important shift...
Instead, the Staff has attempted to elevate it to some vaporous, imaginary plane, and in doing so, has isolated it from things that might have given it meaning. The irony, of course, is that “The Market and Society” requirement seems to have been driven less by pragmatic decision-making than by a kind of irrational exuberance. William E. Johnston ’09, a Crimson editorial editor, is a social studies concentrator in Adams House. Sahil K. Mahtani ’08, a Crimson editorial editor, is a history concentrator in Winthrop House...
...Over the course of 15 years, he watched the market share of Australian wines soar from about 1% to more than 21% now - five percentage points ahead of the French - as British drinking habits shifted. Wine has now overtaken beer as the nation's most popular drink, driven in part by supermarket chains such as Tesco and Sainsbury that have made it affordable. Pubs are getting in on the act, too. One chain, J.D. Wetherspoon, is even starting to serve wine on draught at its 650 pubs...
CBGB’s long, torturous decline has not provided the “other music for uplifting gormandizers” that it awkwardly totes at the end of its name, at least not since it earned the dubious honor of being a focal point for youth crew, violence-driven New York hardcore...
...magic,” Nolan seems to be sending a message about the potential danger of unbridled technological progress. In scenes depicting old-fashioned stage magic, the sets, costumes and close-ups are beautifully lit and full of rich colors and textures. Scenes involving Angier’s science-driven act, however, are dark and shadowy, permeated by a supernatural haze...