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...with limited success: West Germans still do less anthem singing and flag flying than their neighbors. Says Hans Mayer, professor emeritus of literature at Tübingen University: "Hitler's nationalism so upset the stomachs of the Germans, particularly the older ones, that they are now keeping to a very strict diet. The only time they break it is for a German soccer team...
...Labor Day telethons hovering in the ozone over JFK Stadium. There were the earnest testimonials from world figures (Bishop Desmond Tutu, Coretta King, Pelé and Linus Pauling). Phone numbers for call-in pledges appeared frequently. There were also, of course, the performers, trotted on according to strict show-biz standards: lightweights draw the day shift, heavies get prime time...
...local warlord who fancies young boys. In Afghanistan, where a premium is placed on women's honor and chastity, young boys are often considered fair game for sex. Indeed, according to Ahmed Rashid, a Pakistani author and expert on the Taliban's rise, the religious movement, with its strict emphasis on law and order, started in the early 1990s after a drunken commander picked up one of Mullah Mohammed Omar's young seminarians and performed a mock, public wedding with the youth. After the abused student staggered back to the madrasah, Omar swore revenge and his movement quickly swept away...
Maybe not, according to a study of 18 strict raw-food vegetarians in the current issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. While those on raw-food diets had lower BMIs, body fat and bone mass, their bones did not appear fracture prone...
...like about this company." In fact, Starbucks has been lauded--by Pax and others--for its progressive environmental policies, its commitment to sell Fair Trade coffee and its treatment of workers. The coffee chain said it was disappointed by the decision but acknowledged Pax's strict social screens. Even more disappointed may be people who own shares of the Pax World Balanced fund. Since Pax first invested in Starbucks eight years ago, the stock has quintupled in value. --By Barbara Kiviat