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...Chad does have a plan. He's come across a disc containing Cox's notes toward a mem-wah, and he brings Linda into the notion of calling Cox to return the disc; maybe the grateful owner will give them a small reward. Cox misinterprets Chad's call as blackmail, and rears up to snort and neigh at the do-gooders. That brings Harry into the plot, and things devolve from there...
...firms to invest in Japan. Due to failed takeover bids by foreign funds for companies such as J-Power, Japan's biggest electricity wholesaler, over the past two years, overseas investors have become convinced that the Japanese market is closed. A more favorable tax climate would help dispel this notion...
...Strate, a gastroenterologist at the University of Washington, note that despite a lack of firm evidence, the conventional dietetic wisdom has prevailed among many physicians. In a recent survey as many of 47% of colorectal surgeons agreed that their patients should avoid nuts and popcorn. But Strate says the notion that these "abrasive foods" exacerbate diverticulosis is simply "an evolved theory" founded on a belief that nuts and seeds can lodge in the diverticula, the pouches or bulges that form in weak parts of the colon wall, and give the disease its name...
...University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Michelle also worked for Wal-Mart supplier Tree House Foods - a board from which she resigned when her husband criticized the retailing giant's labor practices. Asked in an interview about being the breadwinner of the family, Michelle is shocked by the notion. "Me? No! Barack had, like, four jobs, always," she laughs. "No, really. Barack's a hustler. I shouldn't say hustler, but he's a humper in terms of work...
Perhaps more off-putting than TIME's fawning account of megapastor Warren is the notion that both presidential candidates should report to this so-called national inquisitor for an Aug. 16 grilling and civics lesson. In testing the candidates' grasp of the Constitution, Warren--and everyone who plays along with him--should recall its separation of church and state. Michael Colello, SEATTLE...