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...HATE HAMLET. Nicol Williamson may really be John Barrymore's ghost -- he looks, sounds and swashbuckles like him as the bravura otherworldly mentor to a young TV star turned tragedian in this slight but fetching Broadway comedy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Critics' Voices: Apr. 29, 1991 | 4/29/1991 | See Source »

...study is not the first to link quitting with gaining, but it represents the most comprehensive work to date. Epidemiologist David Williamson and his research team reviewed data on 1,885 smokers and 768 nonsmokers who were studied over a period of 13 years. The report provides the clearest demonstration that women gain more than men, notes Neil Grunberg, medical psychologist at Bethesda's Uniformed Services University, who wrote an accompanying editorial. "It's very impressive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Quitting Means Gaining | 3/25/1991 | See Source »

...rise, prompting greater consumption of sweets. This sweet-tooth effect is far more pronounced in female animals than in males, which may explain the difference found between the two sexes in the CDC study. But researchers are baffled by the increased vulnerability of blacks to weight gain. Says Williamson: "More work needs to be done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Quitting Means Gaining | 3/25/1991 | See Source »

Lying facedown in the dirt -- the place where young men netted by the Los Angeles police department's vaunted antigang sweeps frequently wind up -- Javier Gonzalez, 18, watched in terror as an officer slammed Lewayne Williamson's head into the ground. "The cop asked if he was in a gang. Lewayne said no and was hit," Gonzalez recalls. "He said no again and was hit again. By the time they got to me, five or six people had already been whacked." Fearful of being beaten, Gonzalez blurted yes when asked if he was a gang member. Over the next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Complaints About a Crackdown | 7/16/1990 | See Source »

...short, the Japanese are pursuing their space ventures with all the thoroughness and enthusiasm that made them world leaders in electronics and autos. Says Ray Williamson, a senior analyst for the U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment: "The U.S. ought to keep a clear eye on their developing capabilities. Progress is steady, and the Japanese are serious about space...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Japan Goes to the Moon | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

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