Word: meals
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...lunchtime I discover one of the particular perks of working at Broadview. Most days, analysts prefer to grab fast food lunches or order in to their desks--the world of the two-martini lunch is long gone. But twice a week, the company caters a meal for all its employees. And it's a good one: salmon filets, roasted asparagus, rice and potatoes, with cheesecake for dessert. The staff gathers around black tables in the conference room, and for half an hour the office feels like a dining hall. Cliques form in different corners--secretaries over here, a small group...
...fiber can help prevent colon cancer, but now a preliminary report on pigs suggests that one type--wheat bran--may do an especially good job. Researchers fattened up some 20 hogs on a typical American diet--feed containing the same nutrients found in burgers, fries and other fatty Happy Meal fare. The pigs were also given fiber from potatoes and corn, but some got an extra sprinkle of wheat. These were the lucky pigs. In the lower part of their bowel (where most tumors occur), the pigs had more butyrate, a substance that prevents early cellular damage. For human porkers...
...from such far-off ports as San Francisco, Anchorage and Honolulu. Should not they, too, be able to have the time to visit their friends and family on Thanksgiving? Surely, the University is not so stingy as to begrudge them the time to clasp their hands over a hearty meal with loved ones, and with airline tickets none-too-cheap, the University should recognize that those who do leave will want to take the full benefit of their fares...
After Savenor's has taken care of dinner by providing the turkey and homemade side dishes like stuffing and garlic mashed potatoes, all customers have to do is to enjoy the meal and take...
...There's something in the turkey, plus a good football game and a full meal" that necessitates a Thanksgiving nap, Moreau says...