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Jack R. Meyer, the management company president, said the study placed considerable weight on the Higher Education Price Index. The index stood at 4.6 percent in fiscal year 2004, which ended June...
Obesity, somewhat arbitrarily defined by a body mass index above 30, is a grave health hazard that continues to ravage the American population, despite widespread encouragement of healthier eating habits and moderate exercise. An increased risk for coronary heart disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, breathing problems, incontinence and birth defects are only the beginning of the extensive list of related health disturbances provided by the Department of Health and Human Services. While prevention and management strategies to combat obesity must remain a national health priority regardless of the exact number of obesity-caused deaths per year, a change in numbers translates...
...fast enough for a company projected to grow earnings at twice the industry pace, says Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen. She calls the stock grossly undervalued. News recently left Australia to incorporate in the U.S., where it will be added to the prestigious S&P 500 stock index next month. That's giving it a boost. But Murdoch's plan for his two thirtysomething sons to succeed him remains a drag on the stock. Adding weight to the anchor: since Malone, who runs Liberty Media, arranged to increase his stake in News to 17% from 9% two weeks...
...should Fitzpatrick and Murphy’s efforts not be able to be on par with those of Coach Robert T. Fisher (1919-1925) and his players? Ivy League football is that good again. The academic index is high, the players work their tails off to finish their studies and play good football, and if they don’t make the grades they don’t play on the team...
...received the envelopes were “student leaders, activists, people involved in the community,” said Koo, glancing anxiously at the door of Ticknor Lounge. He was supposed to be asking attendees to write their anonymous comments on final clubs on 3 by 5 index cards...