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Salmon that are free to roam the ocean enjoy a diet of fresh fish, which have eaten smaller fish, which in turn have eaten still smaller fish. At the bottom of that food chain are algae, the key to salmon's health benefits. Algae boast a special kind of fat, known as omega-3 fatty acids, that seems to help the heart. Omega-3s prevent platelets in the blood from clumping together and sticking to arterial walls in the form of plaque. They also drive down triglycerides and LDL (bad) cholesterol. Researchers suspect that omega-3s may block the production...
Sullivan then quickly switched gears for the up-tempo, high-scoring Quakers, who boast the best inside-outside game in the conference. He benched Prasse-Freeman and Coleman at the right times, and his gamble with Beatty paid...
...Signac never hurt anyone, though he was right in the thick of the closest relationship between political and aesthetic radicalism that the 19th century could show. In sum, he seems to have had no enemies, an almost incredible achievement in any art world. Lucky the artist who can boast such a life--not that Signac was given to bragging...
...logo resembled the word Allah in Arabic. And it's not just English speakers who miscommunicate. If Electrolux made shoddy vacuum cleaners, it wouldn't be one of the world's most successful home-appliance makers. But the Swedish company first entered the English-speaking market with this boast: "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux...
Kill one bin Laden and a hundred will stand up to take his place - that's been the boilerplate slogan among the Saudi terror mogul's worldwide supporters these past six weeks. But if the latest boast from al-Qaeda is anything to go by, they may mean it in more than just the I-am-Spartacus sense. The London-based Arab newspaper Al Hayat last Saturday quoted an al-Qaeda spokesman claiming that bin Laden has recruited at least ten lookalikes over the years, preparing them to play decoy in the same way that Saddam Hussein has reputedly done...