Word: amounting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wears cowboy boots in the summer time, what with the Greenhouse Affect and all, or a person who wears a beret, which is a pain in the ass, all the time, or anyone who wears a safety pin in his cheek, which is just plain painful, for any amount of time. On the same track, people who only wear light jackets in freezing weather, supposedly because they believe them-selves to be weatherproof but mostly because they are trying to be cool (both physically and mentally), are also representative of this sort of affectedness...
...counter this confusion, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has for the past three years been running a National Cholesterol Education Program. Last year the program set 200 mg/dl as the amount of total cholesterol (essentially LDL plus HDL) above which individuals are considered to be potentially at risk of developing heart disease; those between 200 and 239 are borderline high risk; anyone with a count of 240 or more may be at high risk. The program suggested that everybody should aim for an LDL count of 130 or lower. However, it did not recommend specific HDL targets...
Although the overall objective is to decrease the amount of total cholesterol in the bloodstream, best results are achieved by lowering levels of LDL, the "bad" cholesterol, while maintaining or increasing levels of HDL, the "good" cholesterol. The basic approach: cut down on cholesterol and saturated fats in the diet, both of which raise LDL levels, and get regular aerobic exercise, which tends to raise HDL counts. Here...
...combat what they fear will be a rash of Yuletide thefts, Penn State officials have established a rigorous schedule of fines. "The amount of the fine will be based on the type of tree that is stolen," McNichol said. Fines for stealing are $3 per foot for timber trees, $10 for tree farm and nursery trees, and $36 for the prime landscape and "research" trees...
Wellbury said though the survey has received a considerable amount of publicity, there has never been any major movement toward reinstating the old system...