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Harvey has noted that people often have trouble with this saying and for good reason—neither one is actually true! The idea that you should overeat to fight a cold and resist food when you have a fever dates as far back as 1574, when a dictionary maker named Withals wrote, “Fasting is a great remedie[sic] of feuer...
...removing their cap and acknowledging, with a raising of their bat, the applause of the crowd. Today's leaping, fist-pumping performances - unleashed no matter what the state of play - are merely self-indulgent. When they follow upon the defeat of an opponent, they smack of triumphalism. The century-maker directs his attention first and foremost at his teammates. During this exchange of joy and gratitude, there might as well be no one else at the ground...
...contests for which the senior forward didn’t dress, Johnson tallied two assists in Harvard’s 4-3 win over Cornell on Saturday. Once again, he showed why former Harvard coach Mark Mazzoleni once said of him, “He can be the difference-maker for us, if he plays with jam.”Though he possesses game-changing talent, Johnson can be inconsistent, enduring stretches of silence between flashes of brilliance. Said current Crimson coach Ted Donato ’91 after benching the forward for the first of two games last week...
...years at the Japanese electronics company. This month Canon promoted Uchida to vice president, a move that hints he may succeed outgoing president Fujio Mitarai. Canon enjoyed a record 34% profit increase last year, and Uchida, who guided Canon's drive to become the world's leading digital-camera maker, gets most of the credit. Uchida's next challenge: to capture 20% of the global flat-screen-TV market...
...marketing-research firm, anticipates that a vendor that sold only to May stores has a "1 in 100 chance" of being selected by Federated. Of course, the change will benefit the companies that fit into Federated's strategy. Barry Miller, president of sales for $50 million high-end hosiery maker Hot Sox, figures he will sell his products in 150 more stores than he did before the merger. Even the big guys are worried. Says Liz Claiborne's Charron: "I'm concerned too. I have to be." The CEO of the $4.6 billion company estimated $50 million in lost revenue...