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What the CDC scientists did not conclude--despite the many sound bites to the contrary--is that a little excess weight will help you live longer or that plump folks are any healthier. It's true that in the study there were slightly fewer deaths associated with people who were overweight than with the people of normal weight, but the numbers varied so little, says lead author Katherine Flegal, that the difference is not what scientists would call significant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is It O.K. to Be Pudgy? | 5/2/2005 | See Source »

Even by the profligate standards of the Gulf, Abu Dhabi's new Emirates Palace hotel marks a new chapter of excess. A mini-city of monumental cast, the 400-room, pink granite hotel cost its owners, the government of Abu Dhabi, a reputed $3 billion to build. It fronts its own 1.3-km beach and sprawls over 40 impeccably manicured hectares - an astonishing 10 of which are devoted to its vast indoor spaces. Dwarfed by soaring columns and boundless ceilings, guests can wander among 6,040 sq m of gold leafing, 114 domes adorned with glass mosaics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Palace Coup | 5/1/2005 | See Source »

Even by the profligate standards of the Gulf, Abu Dhabi's new Emirates Palace hotel marks a new chapter of excess. A mini-city of monumental cast, the 400-room, pink granite hotel, tel: (971) 2 690 9000, cost its owners, the government of Abu Dhabi, a reputed $3 billion to build. It fronts its own 1.3-km beach and sprawls over 40 impeccably manicured hectares?an astonishing 10 of which are devoted to its vast indoor spaces. Dwarfed by soaring columns and boundless ceilings, guests can wander among 6,040 sq m of gold leafing, 114 domes adorned with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Palace Coup | 5/1/2005 | See Source »

...wind power is economically competitive with fossil sources of electricity even without subsidies. To realize its potential, we need to upgrade and expand the national electric grid so that power generated in a farmer’s field in North Dakota can be made available to consumers far removed. Excess power could be used to generate hydrogen which could substitute at least partially for oil in the transportation sector. And we should think seriously about a new generation of nuclear power plants with appropriate planning to deal with issues of safety and waste...

Author: By Michael B. Mcelroy, | Title: FOCUS: The State of the Earth | 4/25/2005 | See Source »

...intentional overstuffing of lines works the first few times, but these moments of excess and exuberance could stay much sharper and fresher if only A + P would show more restraint in their quantity and delivery of them. When vocalist Alan J. Wilkis ’04 is deadpan, his lyrics shine all the more for the unglossed quality of his voice...

Author: By Laura E. Kolbe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Review of the Week: A + P | 4/22/2005 | See Source »

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