Fat activists protest 24 Hour Fitness ad in downtown
About 39 protesters gathered outside a 24 Hour Fitness outlet to deride a sciFi themed ad campaign that urged fat consumers to “Eat me” while they held an aerobic class and waved signs such as “Bite My Fat Alien Butt.” Organizers say humor can promote fat acceptance despite the gym’s stance.
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24 Hour Fitness
Craig Pepin-Donat
Northwest
Carlsbad
Calif
Marilyn Wann
National Association To Advance
Wann
San Francisco
Scripps Howard News Service
Tomatoes linked to reduced cancer risk across studies
A Journal of the National Cancer Institute synthesis of 72 studies shows high tomato intake and tomato product use associate with lower risk for several cancers including prostate, lung, stomach, pancreatic, colorectal, esophageal, oral, breast and cervical. Lycopene and other phytochemicals may drive protection. cooking does not negate benefits though processed forms often contain fats or sugars.
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Edward Giovannucciot
Harvard Medical School
Clare Hasler
University of Ilinois
Giovannucci
Moshe Shike
Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York
Businessman sues American Red Cross over imprisonment case
Gilbert Andrews, a 40 year old El Paso businessman, sues the American Red Cross alleging the organization and its officials failed to secure his release from a Mazatlan prison after eight months of detention. The suit seeks 34.2 million dollars and names the El Paso chapter and its former director, Carmen Ruiz, as defendants.
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EL Paso
Texas
Mexico
American Red Cross
Gilbert Andrews
Fei Paso
Mazatlan
Red Cross
Elizabeth Dole
Andrews
Carmen Ruiz
Ms Ru
City Hall Debates Information Access and Staff Morale
Frederick officials clash over freedom of information requests and private data access while aldermen defend openness. Kuzemchak pressed for data, Grimes interceded, and Graham defends city employees amid calls to end information brick walls.
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Ms. Kuzemchak
Frederick
Graham
Woman awarded 3.2 million in Wal-Mart suit
LaShawna Goodman wins 3.2 million from Wal-Mart after a jury ruled she was wrongly accused of stealing a telephone at a Opelika store on Christmas Eve 1995. She received 3 million in punitive damages and 200,000 in compensatory damages for the incident in front of her children.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Wal-Mart
Macon County
LaShawna Goodman
Opelika
Mike Maher
Bentonville
Ark
Miss Goodman
Farm preservation panel denies tower request over funding evidence
County planner Tim Blaser said the agricultural preservation advisory board voted against the Washis due to missing documentation of economic hardship. Commissioners upheld the denial though considering options like building a communication tower on an existing structure. the Washis may opt out in 2001.
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Tim Blaser
Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board
Blaser
Ag Board
Ilona Hogan
ECDC
Wash
Developers push for revised bond policy in Frederick County
Developers say LOCs deter business in Frederick County while others argue bonds ensure project completion. Under the plan, for projects over 100000 the developer can bond 90 percent and secure 10 percent with an LOC plus a 15 percent contingency. Gardner notes bonding 90 percent may cause issues, but the agreement was accepted after long negotiations among county and private groups. It will automatically terminate on January 1, 2001 if not renewed.
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Mike Smariga
Harris Smariga
Frederick County
Ms. Gardner
Brubaker and Bowers Plan Patsy Cline and Brenda Lee Visit
Brenda Leesaid and Ms Brubaker share tastes in Tammy Wynette and Patsy Cline. They joke about Patsy Cline being mentioned and plan a trip to Winchester Virginia to Patsy Cline home and contemplate a Nashville visit to see Brenda Lee perform again.
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Nashville
Brenda Lee
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