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...bypass the local militias, who "requisition" large chunks of the food intended for the starving. The New York Times reported Wednesday that up to 80 percent of the food passing through the capital of Mogadishu simply disappears. For the people of Somalia, these troops will be a godsend...
...antihistamine Seldane is a godsend to allergy sufferers because it doesn't cause drowsiness. But the FDA reports that in 64 cases out of 200 million users worldwide, it has led to irregular heartbeats, heart attacks and even death. The danger is to people with liver disease, people who take overdoses or those who take it with the antibiotic erythromycin or the antifungal drug Nizoral. Seldane will now get a stronger warning label...
This distinction, invented by Paul Fussell in his Book BAD, or the Dumbing of American, is a godsend for the frustrated, thinking person. Fussell applies BAD only to national idiocies, but several palpably bad--and widely accepted--ideas floating around Harvard could use some scrutiny as well...
...update its recipe for peeling potatoes until the price of lasers, already declining, drops even more. Any commercial use of laser peeling is at least three to five years away. But even this state-of-the-art technology has got to be viewed as a godsend to the soldier facing...
...Kerrey's past is impressive, and his penchant for self-deprecation makes him likeable--and extremely unusual for a politician. With term limitations becoming more popular (California's recently passed Proposition 140 shows the movement's strength) and anti-Washington feeling in general skyrocketing, Kerrey's story is a godsend for Joseph Rothstein, his '88 campaign consultant who's now on board for the presidential...