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...family may soon need to find other means of dietary support: the big guy has shed 50 lbs. and is down to a merely huge 225. He hopes to drop 65 lbs. more. "I want to be Paul Newman's weight," he says in the burly baritone that has struck awe, fear and amusement into the small independent-film community...
...talk yet about a global settlement." Bloomberg News, quoting sources involved in the negotiations, had reported that the companies were attempting to settle the suits for as much as $250 billion. But tobacco firms were encouraged to hang tough by a West Virginia ruling on Friday that struck down most of that state's suit. Tobacco also has lost some of its allure as growing numbers of socially-conscious investors insist that fund managers avoid the stocks. For those so inclined, the American Medical Association has just introduced its own financial guide -- a listing of 53 tobacco-free mutual funds...
...talk yet about a global settlement." Bloomberg News, quoting sources involved in the negotiations, had reported that the companies were attempting to settle the suits for as much as $250 billion. But tobacco firms were encouraged to hang tough by a West Virginia ruling on Friday that struck down most of that state's suit. Tobacco also has lost some of its allure as growing numbers of socially-conscious investors insist that fund managers avoid the stocks. For those so inclined, the American Medical Association has just introduced its own financial guide -- a listing of 53 tobacco-free mutual funds...
...closing thoughts in the excerpts taken from Robert Coles' book The Moral Intelligence of Children [EDUCATION, Jan. 20] struck something deep within me, pricking my conscience. Coles writes that we must be kind and wade in over and over again with a commitment to help others. To go out of our own way to find opportunities to do good is the epitome of kindness, especially when one must overcome obstacles in order to do good. I would add to Coles' words that this "commitment to others" is not only the "heart of the journey" but also the journey...
...Favorite Harvard Superhero" struck a divisive note, as I adamantly supported choice "D: Action Man," while my roommate chose a tamer "C: Domna," (Not surprising considering the alternatives: Harry R. Lewis '68, Rudd W. Coffey '97 and Men U. Man, a second year law school student...