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...call Ariel, who grew up in San Francisco. My father would have described Ariel as weighing "65 lbs. soaking wet--with her galoshes on." In Kansas City she wouldn't be wide enough to be noticed. I am aware that Ariel probably doesn't think that having the fourth-highest percentage of overweight residents (after New Orleans; Norfolk, Virginia; and San Antonio, Texas) is something to boast about. I am aware that she would not understand the pride I heard in the voice of Arthur Bryant, the legendary Kansas City barbecue man, many years ago when he told...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PRIDE OF THE PUDGY | 3/24/1997 | See Source »

...office buildings. An injunction against the ban was lifted last week by the state's supreme court, allowing Governor Parris Glendening to issue the order that prohibits smoking in all indoor workplaces, except in designated rooms with direct ventilation to the outdoors, beginning March 27. "Maryland has the fourth-highest cancer death rate," said Governor Glendening. "Secondhand smoke will kill 1,000 Marylanders this year." California, Vermont and Utah are the only other states with equally comprehensive bans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MARYLAND TO ADOPT TOUGH ANTI-SMOKING RULES | 3/2/1995 | See Source »

Junior inside linebacker Andy Berlin leads thereturners. Berlin recorded 80 tackles last year,fourth-highest on the team. He is joined byoutside linebacker senior Dave Betten, who had 79tackles last year. With senior nose tackle SeanBoyle, he will anchor an otherwise young frontseven...

Author: By John B. Trainer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: It's No Secret: Tigers Are the Ones to Beat | 9/18/1992 | See Source »

Junior inside linebacker Andy Berlin leads thereturners. Berlin recorded 80 tackles last year,fourth-highest on the team. He is joined byoutside linebacker senior Dave Betten, who had 79tackles last year. With senior nose tackle SeanBoyle, he will anchor an otherwise young frontseven...

Author: By John B. Trainer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: It's No Secret: Tigers Are the Ones to Beat | 9/16/1992 | See Source »

...Management Company brought in Bing Sung '66 at the fourth-highest salary in the firm and installed him as its head options broker. For Sung, the responsibilities were especially complicated, not only does Harvard speculate in the market, but it also acquires buying and selling rights as insurance against plunges in the prices of some stock and bond holdings. It, for example, the Management Company were concerned that IBM was about to take a dive, it would protect itself by buying the right [rather cheaply] to sell the stock at its current value 30 days from now. It does...

Author: By David L. Yenmack, | Title: Innovative Investing | 10/1/1983 | See Source »

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