Word: fatted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tricks the bacterium into pumping out a highly toxic chemical. Among the possible effects: a catastrophic drop in blood pressure (which contributed to the death of Muppetmeister Jim Henson in 1990); scarlet fever; or, as the recent news reports point out, "necrotizing fasciitis," an illness that can eat away fat and muscle at the astounding rate of up to one inch an hour. If that last process starts, the only treatments are antibiotics and the cutting away of affected tissue, including limb amputation. Even so, death can come in three to four days...
...government announced a new set of proposed regulations to reduce the fat content and improve the nutrition in the nation's school-lunch program. Current guidelines, which experts feel are severely outdated, were...
...size strike zone and umpires who call close pitches in the batters' favor. "Borderline pitches make the difference," says White Sox starter Alex Fernandez, "and the umps don't give us those calls. They don't make guys swing the bat." Instead, hitters can wait for that fat one. Speaking of which...
THEY MUST BE GIANTS. "Guys today are bigger, stronger and faster," says Thomas (6 ft. 5 in., 257 lbs., minus 4% body fat). "You see guys hitting the weight room so much, you'd think they were football players. That's a big trend, and it works. Hitters are now strong enough to totally dominate baseball...
There is a box of small fliers on the floor ofthe kitchen that reads: "FAT DAY really like you!We are a PUNK ROCK band from Boston, and we'll beon tour in June + July '94. Please send us mail(with your phone #) or call if you can help withshows. We need info on your local punk/undergroundvenue, or we'll play a show with your band in yetbasement if you do basement show...Thanks, Arik,Doug, Zak, Matt...