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...Ferrari team from waltzing away with next year's championship, as they have done this season. Since Ferrari wrapped up Michael Schumacher's record-equaling fifth drivers' championship in July, Ecclestone has been under pressure from sponsors, advertisers and TV companies that have seen viewing figures for Grands Prix plummet - only 4 million Britons watched the U.S. race two weeks ago compared with 7 million last year. On Oct. 28 the sport's representatives will meet in London to discuss how to make the racing more fun and bring back the fans. Ferrari - which spends an estimated $390 million...
...with West’s departure to Princeton this summer, the class—under the new direction of DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry L. “Skip” Gates, Jr.—saw its enrollment plummet to 91 students...
...carbohydrates, those found in white bread and cake, are so quickly digested by the body that they trigger a very rapid rise in the levels of glucose in the blood. The pancreas releases a massive amount of insulin to mop up the excess. Soon enough, however, blood glucose levels plummet to the point where our brains may feel woozy, we become excessively hungry and are driven to eat again. Complex carbohydrates, on the other hand, particularly those rich in fiber, do not elicit the same kind of spike-and-crash response...
SKIN When estrogen levels plummet after menopause, skin cells lose their elasticity and youthful appearance. Hair can become dryer and thinner. Though HRT can combat these hallmark signs of aging, the hormones do so at a high price. Creams and moisturizers may not be as effective, but they won't pose any serious health risks. And there's an ever expanding array of cosmetic procedures...
...part-privatized in late 1996, a move that led hundreds of thousands of Germans to become first-time share buyers, creating the basis for an equity culture rather than squirreling away in banks. It turned out to be a brutal initiation. Germans have seen their investment in Telekom plummet by nearly 90% from its 2000 high after chief executive Ron Sommer led the phone company on a binge of global acquisitions. The shareholders have been screaming for months. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, in the midst of a tough campaign to be re-elected on Sept. 22, saw the punter...