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...These mixed results, however, are unlikely to quell the public demand for reform. No matter who wins, our new superintendent in chief will use that 7 percent of education dollars for as much leverage...
...then rise into his chest, which made breathing as laborious as "trying to blow up a balloon in a bowl of Jell-O," he said. Unable to get comfortable, he slept sitting up, just an hour or so at a stretch. He was reluctant to use enough medication to quell the pain. "On a good day, I would guess the pain is life affirming. It lets him know he's still here," said Dara...
Ford CEO Jacques Nasser has been doing his part - appearing in TV spots and signing newspaper ads in an attempt to quell public anxiety about the company's popular Explorer SUV and, more particularly, its disintegration-prone Firestone tires. But as he and other Ford officials appear in Washington for grilling by senators and congressmen, it's becoming clear that his efforts may be too little, too late. Perhaps hindered by the difficulties of working with another company, Ford has failed to practice the business-school paradigm established by pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson when it dealt with the '80s Tylenol...
CHEERS! A medication used to quell nausea in cancer patients may reduce an alcoholic's cravings. Research shows that after three months on the drug ondansetron, drinkers cut their booze intake from an average of eight glasses a day to just two. Caveat: on dansetron works only in those who became alcoholics before age 25--about 3.5 million people--probably because young drinkers tend to have a specific biological predisposition to the disease...
...both the first black and first Baptist to hold the position. 24 - Thirty black residents set up a roadblock to prevent whites from entering Columbia Point in Boston, causing police to take over the Columbia Point People's Center and set up sharpshooters on nearby rooftops to quell the disturbances. The police action sparks demonstrations and protests in the area...