THOSE WHO MAY CARE July 1, 1996: High-Speed Expansion

************************************************************************** * Top 10 Good Things About Raising The Speed Limit * ************************************************************************** 10. Yankee players have better chance of making it home before drugs kick in 9. If the speed limit hits 95, Anna Nicole Smith will try to marry it 8. People can rush home to not watch CBS 7. Will speed O.J.'s search for the real killers 6. Divine Brown able to squeeze in 6 more customers a day 5. Increased airflow rapidly cools scalding McDonald's coffee on your lap 4. New York cabbies will get lost even faster 3. Cops forced to spend time chasing real criminals instead of law abiding talk show hosts 2. Sound of wind passing through the grill is just like having free Yoko Ono CD 1. High speed funeral processions Source: 11/30/95 DAVID LETTERMAN (via Ginny) ************************************************************************** * Good News/Bad News * ************************************************************************** Burgeoning Trade in Full-Figure Bras Gives Lift to Manufacturers Retailers Jun. 27--Women's breasts are getting bigger. This is serious business for bra makers and retailers. The top-selling bra has grown to a 36 C from a 34 B a decade ago, according to the Intimate Apparel Council. "The customer is definitely expanding," says veteran bra buyer Diane Siems of Frederick's of Hollywood. Department store sales of full-figure bras have surged to 31 percent from nearly 27 percent two years ago. "I don't know of any bra companies that aren't making increased sizes," says Karen Bromley of the Intimate Apparel Council. Why are women becoming more buxom? Older baby boomers and a growing percentage of overweight women are reasons the experts give. What's more, women of all ages are getting fatter. The percentage of overweight women age 20 and older rose just one point, to 26 percent, between 1960 and 1980. But in the following 11 years it jumped to 34 percent. Nearly 51 percent of women are now size 14 or larger. One problem - it isn't a cinch to make a bigger bra. Nearly 50 separate pieces can go into making a bra, say lingerie experts. And the design becomes all the more complex when it's made for larger, and heavier, breasts. Frederick's, for example, spent a year taking its Captivator bra to a D cup. Eight out of 10 women wear the wrong size bra. A point proven on a recent Oprah Winfrey show where Bromley, from the Intimate Apparel Council, randomly picked three women in the audience for fittings. All were wearing the wrong size. "One was wearing a 38 DD and she was a 42 DDD," says Bromley. "Some women are in denial with their size." Source: Kelly Barron, The Orange County Register, Calif. ************************************************************************** * What it is your agency does, again? * ************************************************************************** Last December, a federal jury in New York City awarded Dr. Joyce Stratton, 51, $1 milion in her age discrimination lawsuit against the New York City Department of Aging. She had worked at the agency, which helps the elderly secure benefits and legal rights, for 21 years and lost her $51,000 salary plus pension benefits when she was fired in favor of a younger person. Source: News of the Weird ************************************************************************** * THOSE WHO MAY CARE |\__ --- ___/| MOO THINKS: * * \-- 0 0\--/ * * ____ =====================/ \ "If it wasn't for * * // --//'''''''''''''''''''' _ oo | dissappointment, * * __// // / \_/\_/ I wouldn't have * * //~~~ | | '' any appointments." * * {} | _ _ __________ / * * || || \ / || || -TMBG * * || || ||| || || * * || || ''' || || * * [] [] [] [] [Alex P] * **************************************************************************