Word: idealizations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this year of hearings," reports James Carney in Washington. "He's done that, and he's probably just wiped out." Replacing the 69-year-old Mikva will be Vice President Al Gore's chief of staff, Jack Quinn. The transition should be a smooth one, says Carney: "Quinn is ideal for the position. He's not an outsider by any means, and his low-key temperment couldn't be more different than Bernard Nussbaum." Nussbaum was the Clinton administration's first White House counsel...
...Herbst's Bowling 300 shares space with Scarne's on Cards. The city and the sport are a good fit, says Eadington. "Reno by image is a working-class to middle-class locale, and that's consistent with bowlers. The way bowlers come in on these tournaments is ideal for a resort town: they're here for a fairly short period, and they don't strain the infrastructure capacity to the extent that major conferences in Las Vegas do." Neither do the visitors get swallowed up. "We're just the right size," says Pearson, a 30-year veteran...
According to the lead author of the study, Dr. JoAnn E. Manson, who is an endocrinologist and co-director of the women's health program at Brigham and Women's Hospital, weight gain outside of an ideal weight range at any age significantly increases chances of an early death...
...matter where the debate heads, Kennedy School officials say that Nye is an ideal person to foster...
...PUBLICITY surrounding the so-called fat substance [SCIENCE, Aug. 7], an obesity-reducing hormone, fooled your readers into abandoning a prudent diet. Obesity is a life-threatening condition that has become prevalent in our country. Recently the National Center for Health Statistics reported that 34% of Americans exceed their ideal body weight by more than 20%. A quick-fix cure for obesity is a nice thought, but prevention of this problem is much wiser. ALEX HERSHAFT Bethesda, Maryland