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To: LindyBill who wrote (91643)	12/20/2004 1:09:58 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793800

Today He Is a Dog; Actually, He Always Was By LILY KOPPEL In the long walk of history between man and dog, the bark mitzvah could be seen as an unexpected pit stop. Yet it was celebrated on Saturday night in the Bronx in a traditional way, with a party for family and friends of the 13-year-old that included a chopped-liver sculpture, choruses of "mazel tov!" (or, in this case, "muzzle tov!"), a cantor and gifts. The proud father, wearing a dog-patterned tie, was Mark Nadler, 43, a New York cabaret singer. He had sent out invitations to dozens of friends "to share a special day in our lives when my dog, Admiral Rufus K. Boom, will celebrate his bark mitzvah in the tradition of our ancestors." nytimes.com

To: LindyBill who wrote (91643)	12/20/2004 1:35:43 PM
From: Bill Ulrich	Respond to of 793800

Unforeseen by whom? Clearly, Philip Morris was cleverly laying the groundwork for this by purchasing Kraft Foods and Taco Bell to increase bottom line -- yours and theirs. Obesity liability litigation will have a field day with this! "A big reason Americans are fatter and healthier, Dr. Williamson believes, may be the steep decline in cigarette smoking ... If he is right, the rise in obesity is a classic case of unintended consequences - one of a long list of medical and public health interventions whose full effects could not be foreseen"

To: LindyBill who wrote (91643)	12/20/2004 2:11:23 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793800

If he is right, the rise in obesity is a classic case of unintended consequences - one of a long list of medical and public health interventions whose full effects could not be foreseen It really bugs me when people say things that are so obvious before the fact "could not be forseen." We've known forever that quitting smoking adds weight. Building developments with no sidewalks, bussing kids to school, and driving them to soccer practice adds weight, too. So does cutting out phys ed in schools. There is a difference between not being able to foresee something and ignoring it.