Noted & quoted.'To have the individuals on the show eat and drink dead rats was crazy and from a viewer's point of view made me throw up.' --Austin Aitken, 49 of Cleveland, who has sued NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. for $2.5 million. He claims that Fear Factor's rat-eating episode made him ill. [Reuters, Jan. 6] 'If I were a woman, people would say I was amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. . But I'm a man, and so this is seen as weak.' --Terry Purinton, 37, of Purchase, N.Y., on the stigma surrounding his decision to be a stay-at-home father for the past decade. [The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, Dec. 22] 'When we breathe [cigarette smoke] in, it takes the place of oxygen that we need to let our brains function well.' --Dr. Kimberly Yolton, author of a study which found that exposure to secondhand smoke sec·ond·hand smoke n. Cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoke that is inhaled unintentionally by nonsmokers and may be injurious to their health if inhaled regularly over a long period. Also called passive smoke. lowers kids' math and reading scores. [Reuters, Jan. 5] |
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