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...against Dartmouth he sent in his star, and said with his action what he wouldn’t dare say out loud—that even rusty, hurt and turnover prone, Fitzpatrick was more than just one of 11 guys on the field. He was irreplaceable...
...untreated ADHD have been linked, according to some studies, to higher rates of substance abuse, dropping out of school and trouble with the law. Bipolar kids have a tendency to injure and kill themselves and others with uncontrolled behavior like brawling or reckless driving. They are also more prone to suicide...
...grim statistic: African Americans are five times as likely as whites to suffer from kidney disease severe enough to require dialysis or transplantation. Are the kidneys of blacks that much more prone to disease? In fact, they're not, according to a report by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Their study shows there is no difference between the two groups in the rates of early kidney disease. Yet blacks are far more likely to progress to the severe stage of the disease. One possible explanation, say the researchers, is that...
...Conservative M.P.s in Britain last week dumped their third leader since forcing out Margaret Thatcher in 1990. The mutiny was smooth and quick. After the hapless Iain Duncan Smith - who had failed utterly to exploit Prime Minister Tony Blair's Iraq problem - was shown the door, the normally intrigue-prone Tory M.P.s quickly rallied behind one man: shadow chancellor Michael Howard, 62, who seems likely to become leader this week unopposed. But can this football-loving lawyer do any better than Duncan Smith? Howard, the son of Jewish immigrants, has sharp elbows and broad experience in government. He held Cabinet...
...Martin Scorsese’s gritty and intense 1976 classic comes to the Brattle this weekend in a new 35mm print, promising audiences a speckle-free view of Robert DeNiro’s angry, mohawk-topped visage. DeNiro is an alienated and violence-prone New York City cabbie who takes out his rage at society with extreme prejudice. The film won Scorsese the Palme d’Or at Cannes, and features Jodie Foster as a 12-year-old prostitute. 2:45 and 7:15 p.m. Sunday and Monday. $8.50, $7.50 before 5 p.m., $5.50 members. Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle...