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...people who want to use a computer in their home, but also as the students and teachers in the K-12 and higher education community as well." With the arrival of Windows 95 (and now 98), Apple began to lose its share of this market and seeks to gain it back...
Bupropion, sold under the brand name Zyban, is a prescription drug that works on the brain to lessen the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. It has also been used under the name Wellbutrin to treat folks with depression. Patients who take Zyban tend not to gain weight when they quit smoking. The drug can be used alone or, to increase your chances of success, in combination with the patch. Zyban is not for you, however, if you suffer a seizure disorder, have ever had a head injury or stroke or already take Wellbutrin or certain other psychotropic medications...
...your favorite CEO really in charge? Sandy Weill has engineered a tenfold stock gain while at the helm of Travelers Group and its predecessor companies since the mid-'80s. But last month Travelers merged with Citicorp to form Citigroup. Weill now serves as co-CEO with John Reed in an unwieldy structure that is slowing the integration of the two companies and frustrating top deputies. Underscoring that point, Weill protege and presumed heir Jamie Dimon was forced to resign last week. The co-CEO thing won't last, and my bet is that Weill will emerge...
...scapegoating of gay people for political gain has got to stop. To varying degrees, gay people, particularly those in their teens, face a sometimes daily barrage of harassment, intimidation and threats of physical harm. The suicide rate for gay and lesbian youth is three times the norm, making the quality of their young lives sadly obvious. Every year we receive tens of thousands of calls on our toll-free telephone hotline (1-888-THE-GLNH) from people who need information, peer counseling or referrals. What happened to Shepard could happen to any of us. And someday it might. BRAD BECKER...
...House of Lords [Oct 26], it sounded really nice when he noted that "the hereditary peers owe their position to no living person. They are therefore free to think and act as they choose." Indeed, they have done nothing other than be born into the "right" families to gain their seats. According to Archer, the fact that the hereditary Lords are finally voting to give up their privileges is a proof of their wisdom. If it is, I only wish the Lords had been slightly more clever sooner so that we did not have to wait so long. JIM HAHN...