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...more cultivation of coca, which Aymara Indians like him have chewed for centuries for traditional medicinal purposes and which the U.S. has tried for decades to eradicate in Bolivia because drug traffickers use it to make cocaine. Morales impishly claims that coca-leaf extract is part of the formula of the classic American beverage Coca-Cola (a legend the company has consistently declined to comment on) and adds, "It's not right that exporting coca is legal for Coca-Cola but not for the rest...
LOSE WEIGHT We all know that the basic formula is to eat less and exercise more, but being hungry often makes us lose our resolve. Susan Roberts, a nutrition researcher at Tufts University, recommends eating plenty of fiber--found in beans, whole-wheat pasta (there are new varieties that taste better, honest!) and, of course, vegetables. Super-high-fiber cereals also help. The aim is to plug up your stomach so that it releases its contents more slowly, thereby triggering fewer hunger pangs. "Fiber isn't the only way to lose weight," Roberts says. "But for people who struggle with...
...countries die from diseases that already have cures. Then it listed the most cost-effective methods of preventing those deaths: from immunization to AIDS prevention to nutrition, all of which would become major investment areas for the foundation. Finally, he had found what every well-meaning billionaire wants: a formula to make a guaranteed difference. One weekend, Melinda and Bill pored over the report. "We could go down the list and see what was killing children around the world," says Melinda. "Very quickly, we came to the point that this was something we wanted...
BUSH I don't think there's one formula that fits all. In a book, Harry Truman wrote a chapter, "What to Do with Former Presidents," and he had a suggestion to make them nonvoting members of Congress for life. Well, who the hell needs that? It's ridiculous. I say, "Go out and do your own thing." It's individual. If future Presidents decide to work together, then great. But I don't think one size fits...
...this one is the finest, reprinting the best of the full-page strip at its original, giant tabloid size (16x21 inches!) with meticulous re-coloring that duplicates as closely as possible the subtle hues that rolled off the presses 100 years ago. "So Many Splendid Sundays" is a magic formula for instant regression as you cradle a huge book in your lap and stare, open-mouthed, at the dazzling color, wild visual imagination and enchanting stories of "Little Nemo...