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...came home too dejected to write, which may explain much of this column. But after a big mug of Ovaltine and a very inspiring passage from Tony Robbins, I remembered that most people don't like to write. And really, that's what it's all about--not the models, money or fan mail from Robert Goulet. No, I may not be as smart or well-informed as the Rhodes scholarship-winning, newspaper-reading people I work with, but I do love what I do. I'd be pretty happy getting paid to write for anyone, even...
...bugging operation was disrupted by sharp-eyed Gs who were driving near State on an unrelated surveillance last June. They noticed Gusev, a known intelligence officer whose mug shot they had memorized, standing on the sidewalk, and acting "oddly." After alerting their superiors, the FBI operatives set up an intense surveillance of Gusev...
...could compare her to Austin Powers' Frau Fraubissina, although you might get a jackboot to the stomach. The creator of Stereolab's cold-hearted sound storm appeared in hardcore military-chic: high collar, olive-drab frock, tight mug. But somehow, when she and Hansen stepped up to their microphones, it was all okay: Sadier's harshness and Hansen's softness mixed together as well as Stereolab's other songwriter (and founder) Ti Gane can mix Muzak and German post-punk, the listless vocals carried along like a beauty queen in a homecoming parade of sound clips, acid jazz and dippy...
JAVA MAMA, BEWARE Put down that mug! A huge study of 42,000 pregnant women concludes that consuming lots of caffeine--the amount in five or more cups of coffee a day--doubles the odds of a miscarriage. Unlike previous studies, researchers didn't rely on what women said they drank. Instead they measured a byproduct of caffeine found in blood, called paraxanthine. Going cold turkey may not be necessary though: one or two cups daily seems fine. --By Janice M. Horowitz...
...Encourage "lug-a-mug" programs, in order to reduce the number of paper cups...