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Many chefs, including Brown and Alex Stratta, of Alex at Wynn Las Vegas, think of their eating habits as addictions they needed to kick. "You don't cut back on heroin, you don't cut back on smoking; you either quit or you don't," says Brown, who now snacks incessantly on avocados, sardines and almonds, having given up almost everything bad for him. "I decided there were foods I was just not going to have. I've probably had three tons of French fries in my life. I don't need any more French fries." (See video...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Celebrity Chefs Show How to Lose Weight | 12/14/2009 | See Source »

Change did not come easily for Stratta. "That carton was the perfect portion of Häagen-Dazs," he says. "Serves eight? No, it serves one guy who really likes ice cream." Stratta decided to get off sugar, fatty meats and carbs after his suit wouldn't fit for an awards reception, sending him into a big-and-tall shop. "I was a size-20 neck. I was mortified. I was like Alex the Neck," he says. In 18 months, he went from 270 lb. to 190 lb., which is below his high school weight. His new rules include starting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Celebrity Chefs Show How to Lose Weight | 12/14/2009 | See Source »

...days after the collapse, James Stratta, a California civil engineer who specializes in the analysis of structural failures, was hired by Kansas City to investigate the disaster. After sifting through the debris, Stratta will review the architectural drawings, construct a model of the building and subject it to wind, water and weight experiments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Architecture: Prizewinning Arena Collapses | 6/18/1979 | See Source »

Center forward Roger Tuckerman tied for the Ivy Soccer League scoring crown, official statistics revealed yesterday. Tuckerman and Pennsylvania's Howard Rockett each tallied six goals against Ivy opponents to edge out Bert Stratta of Cornell, last year's scoring champion, by one goal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tuckerman Ties for Scoring Crown With Rockett in Ivy League Soccer | 12/12/1958 | See Source »

Rockett, who tied Tuckerman in scoring, was an All-Ivy selection last year, and third-place Stratta was an All- American. Since Tuckerman went unrecognized last year, his feat of leading the league while playing on a generally low-scoring squad is surprising...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tuckerman Ties for Scoring Crown With Rockett in Ivy League Soccer | 12/12/1958 | See Source »

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