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...disease. Worse, suggest the researchers, the vitamins may increase the risk of death. Vitamin lovers were spooked by the results, but they may have got too scared too soon. Critics condemn the study as statistically flawed, particularly because of its small sample group (423 people). Even so, if you insist on popping vitamin pills, you may want to stick with a multivitamin, which everyone agrees is safe. --By Janice M. Horowitz
...leave, they promise to have me over to one of their many parties, which are star-studded but, they insist, won't make me feel uncomfortable. Even their 1,100-person wedding, they tell me, wasn't a big scene. "It was a very down-to-earth affair," Gest says. "That's the way we've always done things. You make everyone--whether you're the cleaning person or a star--feel as one. You leave your ego at the door...
...floor show based on Nordic mythology. Owner Richard Edward Schmidthuber, who got the idea after people cheered the Viking costume he wore to a football game, says he intentionally made the place "a little different" to distinguish it from the thousands of bed-and-breakfast inns. For those who insist on a 21st century association with the word Vikings, he's also created a football-theme room complete with AstroTurf, lockers from the Minnesota team's practice facilities and a urinal emblazoned with arch-rivals Green Bay Packers' emblem...
...even as the state looks to balance its budget by slashing aid to cities like Cambridge—which stands to lose millions—local officials insist they can ride out the storm...
...close the plan was to execution," says a source who has worked closely with the Singapore authorities on terrorism issues. Not that the authorities didn't swing into action with characteristic efficiency once the plot was uncovered. With nearly 40 alleged militants now in prison, Singapore officials insist there is no longer "any credible threat" from Jemaah Islamiah cells inside the island republic. But as terror expert Zachary Abuza points out, ultimately, a successful attack in Singapore remains top of the wish list for JI, even if achieving that takes years. "Singapore has enormous symbolic importance as the capitalist center...