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...brilliant decision. Not many businessmen in those days possessed such a passionate and determined business vision. In the U.S., Morita settled into a large Fifth Avenue apartment in Manhattan. He built a solid and valuable network by continually socializing and giving parties during the week, a habit he maintained throughout his career...
...college kids going up in smoke? An alarming report shows that smoking on campuses has shot up 28% since 1993. The habit is more widespread among whites than blacks or Asians and more prevalent at less academically competitive schools. But the older, the wiser: seniors are less likely than freshmen to indulge...
...your sex life. But if you, like 48 million other Americans, are still smoking, you've got another chance to quit this Thursday as part of the American Cancer Society's 22nd annual Great American Smokeout. One in 4 smokers is expected at least to try kicking the habit. Nobody says it will be easy. A national survey made public last week by the Hazelden Foundation of Center City, Minn., found that it took former smokers, on average, at least 10 attempts over 18 years before they finally stopped for good. The No. 1 reason for quitting, cited by more...
...success are good social support from family and friends or a self-help group like Nicotine Anonymous, and something the experts call skills training. That means having a plan ahead of time for how you're going to cope with stress, the No. 1 obstacle to kicking the habit. The favored techniques include exercise, meditation, counting to 10 while slowly exhaling, and practicing saying "no, thank you" when offered a cigarette...
...costly habit may get costlier. A $206 billion agreement reached between the tobacco industry and state attorneys general, who had sued to recoup Medicaid costs, could lift the price of a cigarette pack by about 40[cents] over five years (vs. $1.10 under an earlier proposal). But perhaps your kids will save a bundle--if tobacco firms fulfill a pledge not to promote their products to young people...