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...awkward counter stools of years past have been replaced by a noble slab of green marble, factory-issued bar code stickers still attached. Capping off the two—possibly three—figure renovations with faux-maple shutters perched above the open-air kitchen, Tommy has transformed what was once merely a house into a home...
...over-the-counter supplement DHEA--which has been banned from college and Olympic sports--effectively treats midlife-onset depression in 50% of patients ? Children whose mothers work odd hours score lower on tests of cognitive development, probably because the kids aren't enrolled in day care ? Elderly patients cared for by their spouses are at higher risk of abuse...
...stay in touch with all relevant parties," Li told her. James Lilley, who was ambassador to both China and South Korea in the 1980s, says Pyongyang's tactics are designed to stall for time and force concessions from outsiders before sitting down to talk again. The only way to counter it, he believes, is to take swift action both jointly and alone. Japan, he argues, could cut off all shipping; South Korea could halt its many industrial and tourism projects with the North; the U.S. could again press for economic sanctions at the U.N. And the Chinese, Lilley says, could...
...added that he even tries actively to prevent underage students from buying alcohol. Chen keeps a stack of confiscated IDs behind the store’s counter which he believes are fake...
...Grill Debater: This species of dining hall delayer is marked by his absolute inability to choose what items to order from the grill. He’ll often pick up the little pad of menu selections and the pencil, and then stand blocking the entire counter while he muses over the relative benefits of a cheeseburger or a tofu burger (go with the cheeseburger) or takes more than two seconds to mark which food he wants. An even more rare and destructive variant of the Grill Debater is Grillus Debatus Mistakus, who has the audacity to go back and correct...