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...prohibition on kegs never really addressed the problem of excessive drinking. Nationwide, college students are prone to binge drinking. Instead of trying to merely change alcohol’s delivery mechanism, the College should addess the problem at its root by implementing an alcohol awareness program. Were students to learn characteristics of binge drinking, dangers of alcohol abuse and tips for safe drinking, there might be a decrease in injuries related to alcohol consumption...
...only way to win here is to cut this thing off at the root," declares Hiller. "Nicotine is more addictive than heroin, so you've got to come at it hard...
...noted, Bush's advisers talk of "transplanting democracy to a region where it has never taken root," jump-starting the Middle East peace process and sparking "an outbreak of secular prosperity." Though these things could make the soil of the Arab world less hospitable to the next generation of Osama bin Ladens, such a climate will not come about by further occupation of Arab lands by U.S. and other foreign forces. Instead of taking military steps, the U.S. should be playing an active, leading role as an honest and unbiased broker in the stalled Middle East peace process. That...
...much export sales of kava have dropped for South Pacific islands ever since the release of a German report last year that claimed the popular medicinal root could cause liver damage...
Among the firms Root surveyed, the usual U.S. suspects--such as Dell Computer, GE, Pfizer, Microsoft and Wal-Mart--beat the index and passed all his tests. But so did some less predictable, smaller multinationals such as footwear and apparel maker Timberland and home builder KB Home. Says Root: "Profitable foreign growers come from all walks of life...