Word: wining
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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BOTTOMS UP Here's a reason to belly up to the bar. A German study shows that moderate amounts of alcohol (one or two drinks daily) can kill off H. pylori, bacteria that scientists think cause stomach ulcers. Wine seems to do the job best; those who drank it reduced their odds of an H. pylori infection 42%. For beer drinkers, the risk was reduced...
...Clinton will be in New York City for three days this week to talk about education and children's health, give awards to DESMOND TUTU and KATIE COURIC, raise money for Democrats--and no doubt fuel more speculation about her plans. Despite intriguing little gestures like the Long Island wine that was served at the official dinner for China's Zhu Rongji, the First Lady isn't expected to give a formal inkling of her decision on the New York Senate race until June. But her advisers say that the more she thinks about it--egged on in private...
...interior is cozy on slower nights but can become cramped as the oilcloth-topped tables are filled with people. Ochre colored sponge-painted walls lend warmth to the room, and empty Chianti bottles swing demurely from the wooden-Vegas ceiling. The highly romantic effect is heightened by a solid wine list. Appetizer specials include mixed greens topped with diced truffles and juicy slices of grilled portabella mushrooms, as well as a flavor-charged concoction of roasted pears wrapped in smoky proscuitto packages resting on a gorgonzola cream sauce. From the permanent menu, steamed mussels with peppercorns arrive tender and pink...
...These fiscal responsibilities are important, to be sure. But Harvard's primary income is not from tuition, and its primary expenses are not service employee wages. We must reevaluate the priorities of our University community, and at the same time, keep some perspective. Harvard spends plenty of money on wine and cheese at the Faculty Club. Is this fiscally prudent? In this bastion of wealth, why are presently-low service worker wages considered some outrageous expense? The increased-tuition argument attempts to set students against workers, as if Harvard had a low budget and we were the only two groups...
...These fiscal responsibilities are important, to be sure. But Harvard's primary income is not from tuition, and its primary expenses are not service employee wages. We must reevaluate the priorities of our University community, and at the same time, keep some perspective. Harvard spends plenty of money on wine and cheese at the Faculty Club. Is this fiscally prudent? In this bastion of wealth, why are presently-low service worker wages considered some outrageous expense? The increased-tuition argument attempts to set students against workers, as if Harvard had a low budget and we were the only two groups...