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...stress in monkeys think they may have discovered a clue: fat. More specifically, the particular form of fat called visceral fat, which tends to build up in the abdomen (those dreaded beer bellies and love handles). Researchers believe this abdominal fat lodges deep within visceral organs, such as the heart, liver and blood vessels, and may be an indicator of increased heart-attack risk. In a study of 42 female monkeys, the scientists found that those with the most social stress - in the monkeys' case, that meant being at the bottom of the social hierarchy - packed away the most...
...hear that the writer, producer and sometimes director had died Aug. 6, in Manhattan of a heart attack at 59, was a shock, and not just because he was taken at a relatively young age. Hughes was so close to the characters he created and to the young actors whose careers he established that he seemed a perpetual arrested adolescent. He would have to grow up before he could grow old. And as a film writer, that never happened - for which movie fans of all ages will always be grateful...
...issue of crack sentencing goes to the heart of the credibility and fairness of the federal judicial system. The Department of Justice has launched a top-to-bottom review of sentencing and corrections policy, and crack-cocaine policy is a "vitally important" part of that, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer told TIME, so much so that the Administration fast-tracked its position on cocaine parity. "The criminal-justice system must be fair, and it must be perceived as being fair," Breuer says. "The 100-to-1 ratio between crack and powder is perhaps the single worst symbol of unfairness...
...after 13,068 days on the run, Biggs returned to Britain on a chartered plane paid for by British tabloid the Sun. Having suffered a series of heart attacks, Biggs reportedly returned seeking medical attention. However, through his son he told reporters that he returned to spend his final days in his native land. "My last wish is to walk into a Margate pub as an Englishman and buy a pint of bitter...
Vidya B. Viswanathan ’11, a Crimson news writer, is a social studies concentrator in Eliot House. Her co-workers have deemed her deficient in pop culture knowledge because she doesn’t know the song “Total Eclipse of the Heart...