Word: tears
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...going to tear up my morning menu now that two new studies reported last week in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that fiber may not protect against colon cancer? Not on your life. There are lots of other reasons, backed by solid research, for eating a high-fiber diet. Among them: it lowers blood pressure, decreases the cholesterol level and lessens the chances of developing type II, or adult-onset, diabetes...
Back in Holland, the Maharishi has been in a prolonged legal battle with the Dutch government over a plan to tear down the brick-and-stone monastery, a national landmark, and replace it with a building that has an entrance facing east, like his residence. "We think it's better to renovate than tear down," says Gos Saes, a spokesman for Vlodrop's mayor. A court decision is expected in May, and if the Maharishi loses, many followers will decamp to other centers in the U.S. or Switzerland. He says he will stay, however, because, says one disciple, he considers...
...cause the failure of redevelopment efforts and democratic experiments throughout the Third World. The basic problems are shortened life expectancy (which has been nearly halved in some African nations) and the creation of a disenfranchised poor population with troves of orphans and broken families. AIDS, the report predicts, will tear through sub-Saharan Africa over the next decade and then through the nations of the former Soviet Union and Southeast Asia, devastating masses and exposing them to exploitation and revolutionary forces. Human rights groups estimate that a quarter of sub-Saharan Africa is already infected...
Left without any options, Reno ordered an armed operation that succeeded on many fronts. It was quick: Only eight federal agents were inside the house for three minutes. It was nonviolent: Outside, officers used tear gas to subdue the crowd, defusing a potentially ugly situation and leaving no serious injuries. And, it accomplished its primary objective: Elian is now with his father...
...back when the press thought he was the greatest thing since - well, Matthew McConaughey. But like all large groups of people, the media hounds become restless when there's no drama, no outstanding conflict - after all the glowing adjectives, flattering cover stories, "It Boy" championing, it comes time to tear the good old boy down. But why nail Damon and not Affleck, you ask? After all, Ben's the one with no talent and Ben's the one who's dating Gwynnie. But Ben's also the more charming of the two - he plays to the press with his self...