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Henry Wechsler, a lecturer at the School of Public Health, whose report on binge drinking helped set the coalition in motion, called the plan "a useful first step," but said more needs to be done...
...plan, the culmination of a year-long collaborative effort, was created to combat "problem drinking" on college campuses in the wake of MIT first-year Scott Krueger's death last fall and the release of a report on the pervasiveness of college binge-drinking last year...
Which HMO or Medigap policy should you choose? The most comprehensive ranking of Medicare HMOs and Medigap policies I've seen was in the September issue of Consumer Reports (a copy is available for $3 from Consumers Union Reprints, 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers, N.Y. 10703-1057). Or for $49, you can get a customized report from Weiss Ratings (800-289-9222) on the Medigap and HMO options in your area. The reports also include an evaluation of the plans' financial health and therefore their ability to make good on their promises...
...voice network has an important job, the General Accounting Office pointed out in a report released last week. It's designed "to enable commanders to discuss whether a ballistic-missile launch threatens North America and, if so, to determine the appropriate retaliatory response." But, like your first cell phone, the system is a bit clunky. The GAO says recent tests show that "the National Command Authorities and the chief military commanders would be unable to communicate by voice in a timely and intelligible manner...
...first two decades of air conditioning, the device was used to cool machines, not people. Eventually, deluxe hotels and theaters called in Carrier. Three Texas theaters, I am pleased to report, were the first to be air-conditioned (the claims of Grauman's Metropolitan in Los Angeles in this regard are to be ignored). The hot air generated by Congress was cooled by Carrier in 1928-29--and needs it again today. But it was not until after World War II that air conditioning lost its luxury status and became something any fool would install, either to appeal to customers...