Word: miller
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Guster came into being. Ryan Miller (vocals and guitar), Adam Gardner (vocals and guitar) and Brian Rosenworcel (percussion) discovered each other on the Tufts campus and formed the Boston-area band originally known as Gus. They relied--and still rely--on their reps, fans who volunteer to sell albums and spread the word about their band. Eventually, dissatisfied with the common band name "Gus," the unique band made the switch to "Guster," the band who put on one of the best performances, quite frankly, that I've ever been...
...this is just part of a wider publicity campaign, in which the company's tobacco products are played down (they are only one of many headings on the company's Web site, and an inconspicuous one at that), and new attention is given to its food and drink products Miller and Kraft. The Marlboro logo no longer appears on the site, while in contrast the most complete link is to Philip Morris's community and charitable actions, including headings such as hunger, domestic violence, culture and AIDS. That the company is engaging in an intensive image-building campaign is clearest...
...then there are people like Sherri Miller, 32, a full-time mother in Manhattan who tried the Atkins diet, lost 3 lbs. but quit when she tired of the fare. In fact, one of the tricks behind these diets, detractors say, is that by cutting out one major food group, like carbohydrates, people get bored quickly. "These diets work primarily by making people feel sick," says Dr. F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, chief of endocrinology, diabetes and nutrition at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. "If you go on a strict high-protein diet, you feel nauseated...
...report's call for more attention on certain groups of minorities does not mean the report wants less for other minorities or disadvantaged groups, according to Miller...
...improve issue A, does it have to mean that I decrease issue B?" Miller asked. "The report contains conceptual tools to benefit all disadvantaged groups...