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Practically speaking, the bill makes little sense. Not only are violent crime rates in Massachusetts much lower than in those states which enforce the death penalty, but they have been declining rapidly in recent years. Thus capital punishment isn't necessary to deter crime, as Cellucci claims. The solution to lowering crime rates is to stop crimes before they are committed--through a well-trained and well-equipped police force--rather than execute those already convicted. To put it bluntly, the Commonwealth is doing fine without the death penalty...
...ploy and the nonstop obscenities faithfully transcribed in the name of realism, Street Kingdom can be a dramatic subway safari. Shuttling between Manhattan and Brooklyn, Century is an enthusiastic guide to polyglot and polychrome New York City. When outlaw and author first met nearly seven years ago at a lower Manhattan nightclub, K was trying to make it as a hip-hop lyricist and performer. He had the look (270 lbs. of muscular intimidation draped in clothing loose enough to conceal an arsenal) and a showman's instincts. In the book his stage name is American Dread, suggesting both...
DIET DOES IT Doctors have known that eating lots of fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy foods and slightly higher-than-average amounts of protein can lower blood pressure. Last week they reported that the regimen works especially well for blacks. It lowers their blood pressure an average of 13 points--about as much as medication does. Among whites, readings drop 6 points. The diet works even for patients who do not cut back on salt...
...YOUR FEET You needn't hang around in bed to treat sciatica, said Dutch doctors last Thursday. They found that after two weeks, leg and lower-back pain is just as likely to disappear--or not--whether patients are confined to bed or free to move about. And after six months, patients in both groups are equally likely to need surgery...
...about their tasks, yet the building feels empty. The windows bring people to the sky. "When it's a nice day," says McDonough, "why feel as if you've missed it?" Stand in practically any spot, and one can see the greenery of the outside trees, the grassy lower roof or the grasses growing in one of the two interior courtyards. Light is everywhere. It fills the vast open hallways that seem to stretch on forever under ceilings 15 ft. high. McDonough says, "People have lofty thoughts in lofty places...