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...addition to Harvard's cash donation, which administrators say will be about $5,000, University officials are also seeking donations of money, furniture, small household items such as dishes and lamps, non-perishable foods and warm clothing...

Author: By Andrew L. Wright, | Title: Harvard to Aid Fire Victims | 10/8/1993 | See Source »

They found that overweight women are 20 percent less likely to get married, finish fewer years in school, have a 10 percent higher poverty rate and earn $6,710 less in annual household income...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Hsu, | Title: Study Ties Income, Schooling to Obesity | 9/30/1993 | See Source »

...baseball has serious competition for the first time in its history. Over the last 12 years, the National Basketball Association has become the fastest growing professional sports league in the world. Under the leadership of its marketing guru, Gary Bettman, the NBA has grown from relative obscurity into a household acronym. The National Football League has also gained popularity, albeit coming from a stronger initial position...

Author: By James W. Fields, | Title: Tinkering With America's Game | 9/24/1993 | See Source »

Marjorie Agosin, an associate professor at Wellesley College, said that fewer professional women in Latin America than in the United States must complete a "double day"--a full day at the office followed by an evening of household responsibilities. That is because Latin American women have more help from extended family members and because domestic help is less expensive in Latin American countries, Agosin said...

Author: By Olivia F. Gentile, | Title: Women Leaders Confer 3 Days | 9/13/1993 | See Source »

...less mobilizes everyone. He purports to be a construction consultant, and it's he who arranges the contractors for the job on the bathroom. They are the Nunn Brothers, and since they are identical twins (both played by Phil Daniels), they add immeasurably to the confusion in the McAllister household. Along the way Spink seduces the more vulnerable of Ellie's friends (she even supplies him with the change he needs to buy the requisite condom), cheats the Nunns, presents an exorbitant bill for his nonexistent services. In the end he flees everyone's wrath as he gathers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reality Check | 9/6/1993 | See Source »

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