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...taping an old photo of Anna Nicole Smith or Al Roker on your fridge hasn't helped you lose weight, you may want to consider using mypetfat, a yucky yellow glob of fake body fat designed to remind dieters to lay off junk food. Created by lifestyle writer Jay Jacobs, who claims the bogus blubber helped him shed 115 lbs., the diet aid comes in 1-oz., 1-lb. and 5-lb. versions (prices range from $15 to $100). Recommended for use in grocery carts--in tandem with a real nutrition-and-exercise program. Just...
...date for health benefits—they announced that the Medicare trust will be broke by 2019. Medicare has come back from the brink before, and, clearly, Washington should do what it takes to protect it. But the prospect of an end to seniors’ health benefits should remind Americans of how weak the system of state-sponsored health insurance is in this country. When even the elderly aren’t guaranteed a basic level of coverage, the nation has to reevaluate its priorities in the healthcare industry...
Regardless of the cost, buying a ring is a colossal waste of money. Some people buy rings because they want to show off the fact that they went to Harvard or remind themselves of it. Others do it because they feel that they should. But it’s possible to satisfy the first two needs and still have $600 left over. And no students should buy rings simply because they think it’s expected of them...
Then there are the people who claim that a ring is a constant reminder of the effort, accomplishment and enjoyment of one’s college years. Yet can’t we get even more poignant Harvard memorabilia for a tiny fraction of the cost? Why not keep photos in our wallets that remind us of college? Instead of pictures of babies and girlfriends, your wallet could contain photos of keg stands, late-night studying in Lamont and the moment you receive your diploma. At no cost, you can put nostalgic photos on your computer’s wallpaper...
...Viewpoint "Why It's So Bloody," on Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ [March 1], stated that the movie's brutal imagery is attuned more to the religious spirit of the Middle Ages than to today's Christianity. But the point of the movie is to remind Christians--and proclaim to non-Christians--that Jesus, in his humanity, suffered terribly in order to be offered up as the perfect sacrifice. There is no way to portray this other than in graphic detail. Many of today's Christians want to worship Jesus' Resurrection without contemplating his suffering and death...