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...first glance, Cheney's blood pressure (106/80) and total-cholesterol level (174 mg/dL) seem O.K., but given his medical history, they are not ideal. Cholesterol levels below 200 are normal for most people. But in a heart patient taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, doctors prefer to see levels from 130 to 150--targets best achieved by combining medication with strict diet and exercise...
...dying while in office--an 87.5 percent chance, in fact, based on the seven of eight eligible presidents who have died by the legend. Many voters--45 percent, to be exact--would probably find this statistic to be the only positive thing about Election 2000, although I personally would prefer to have a president too incompetent to do damage in office over one who voted against the Clean Water Act (our new Vice President-elect Richard B. Cheney). However, a legend's a legend, and a legend doesn't care about personal opinions...
...first year) or be within a concentration that has a specifically non-U.S. focus. Additionally, there are numerous administrative technicalities surrounding the study-abroad process that require students to start planning early and intensively. In short, Harvard's approach to studying abroad induces stress. Therefore many students prefer to take the less attractive but much less stressful option of simply leaving school for a year...
Even when convinced that the Tuscan hills or a British Columbia cove is just the place for you, never buy a house on impulse. Before even considering such a commitment, rent for a while. You may find that you much prefer another area of the country or that you are better off renting. If you choose to buy, find a good attorney who can explain everything from financing options to clarity of title...
Jakes' emotive preaching flows out of the Pentecostal school, a minority tradition even in the world of the African-American church. His frankness--on stage or in the pulpit--about sex and sexual abuse (topics most pastors prefer to limit to private counseling) is also a breakthrough. "It wasn't just 'Read the Bible verse and talk about it,'" says J. Lee Grady, editor of Charisma magazine. "It was a married black man speaking from a shepherd's heart to wounded women, and they lined up by the thousands." At least 2 million bought Jakes' book Woman, Thou Art Loosed...