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...raising pay, some districts are experimenting with career ladders that allow teachers the opportunity to move up in status without having to abandon the classroom for administrative posts. Others have created "mentor" programs, which help novice teachers by pairing them with talented and experienced ones. Some wealthier schools provide workout centers and time off for stressed-out teachers. New Trier Township High School in suburban Chicago has a wellness program that allows faculty members to exercise on school time, receive personal and career counseling and even reduce their teaching loads without penalty. But such tender loving care is rare...
Harvard, playing in only its second game of the year (and last week's 41-7 cakewalk over Columbia proved little more than a light workout) wore down in the second half...
When America's fitness craze took hold, posh hotels began providing in-house gyms and workout rooms, along with the requisite terry-cloth robes. Now some hoteliers are adding a twist: lending sporting goods and clothes to guests at no extra charge. In several cases, the manufacturers provide the merchandise free in an effort to snare new customers. Boston's Ritz-Carlton offers Rockport walking shoes, Spalding baseball equipment and Canadian Royal skates. The rival Four Seasons Hotel in Boston hands out Reebok shoes. At the RiverPlace Alexis Hotel in Portland, Ore., guests can don Nike jogging suits and shoes...
...last month, his visitors were surprised at how remarkably fit the black nationalist leader looked. Under the rigid discipline he has imposed on himself during the quarter-century he has been imprisoned on a life sentence for sabotage, he rose every morning before dawn for a two-hour workout. But four weeks ago, Mandela suddenly became short of breath. He had difficulty talking, then started coughing up blood. He was transferred from the medical wing of Pollsmoor Prison to Tygerberg Hospital, a major university teaching institution on the other side of Cape Town. Last week Mandela's lawyer announced...