Food industry changes

So, Kraft has plans to reduce fats and sugar from its products. The article makes it sound like Kraft is doing this preemptively, lest it get slapped with lawsuits like the tobacco industry, or the recent one where someone sued McDonald's for causing per's kids to be fat (Hello? Personal responsibility? Anyone?).
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Swag

It looks like I'm going to be getting more branded clothing from work. I already have a couple of button-down shirts (different weights), a jacket, and approximately a zillion T-shirts (well, if you include all the ones fro specific projects and the company softball team and...)(or, at least enough to wear just work T-shirts to the office for far too long). So I'm glad that this year, it will be something different, sweatshirts. I'm supposed to let someone know what size I am (S through XXL are available). In men's sizes. I've bought men's shoes, so I know that it's about 2 shoe sizes off. But men's sweatshirts? I have no clue. I'm assuming I'd be a women's XL. Would a men's L fit? In the shoulders, probably. In the chest? Er, well, I have no idea. Does anyone have any suggestions?

And an email came around this morning offering passes for a free week at the Wellbridge athletic club in Newton. There are times that sitting close to HR pays off... Now I have to figure out when I'll have a week where I can really maximize using it; there doesn't seem to be an expiration date on it. Hrm. Checking their web site, I see that they have a site in Cambridge, too. I wonder if I can use this pass at any site, and whether I can use multiple sites that week. That could be convenient. Has anyone had good/bad experiences with this gym? (Not that I'm likely to pony up for a membership, even a subsidized one, but it can't hurt to ask...)