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...most controversial example is Proposition 215. It would permit patients with cancer, aids, glaucoma, arthritis and other serious illnesses to grow, possess and use marijuana. It would also allow doctors to "prescribe" pot without fear of prosecution--or merely to recommend it, without committing themselves to a note pad. Though the change would not overrule federal or state laws that criminalize the recreational use of marijuana, Prop 215 would provide voter-approved legal backing for patients or doctors who were hauled into court. A poll shows that California voters favor it by about...
...Prudential and Blue Cross/Blue Shield. The two insurance giants cover more than 50 percent of the $12 billion Medigap market. The group attributed much of the increase in premiums to hospital outpatient charges, which are not capped for Medicare beneficiaries -- and therefore represent an opportunity for hospitals to pad costs. Said Geraldine Dallek, the group's health policy director: "As Medicare squeezed part of the balloon in terms of inpatient costs, the other part of the balloon has expanded." The bad news for seniors: the rise in Medigap premiums far outpaced Medicare inflation or Social Security Cost of Living adjustments...
...company known for its compact and reliable modems, is bidding to change that with Pilot ($299 to $369; 800-881-7256), a palmtop that stuffs all the dream functions of a pocket computer--scheduling, to-do lists and an address book--into a box the size of a memo pad. The 5.7-oz. organizer is the first to take that essential step from nifty techno-gadget into the realm of real-world utility...
...Pilot's Scheduler software is intuitive and easy to use, while powerful enough to set up repeating appointments at the touch of the stylus. The Address Book, Memo Pad and To-Do List all share the same "look-and-feel...
...with my friends, but retired by ten o'clock. An alarm woke me at six; shaggy with sleep, unshaved and uncombed, with a black binder of poetry wedged under my arm, I plugged up hill to Harvard Square and a booth at Albiani's, black coffee, Danish, a lined pad, and my Parker 51.I crossed old words out and substituted words that probably I would cross out in their turn tomorrow. After two hours I walked back to Eliot House and breakfast with the day ahead of me: lectures, Grolier, reading, Cronin...