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...expanding girth is just one consequence of mainstream farming. Another is chemicals. No one doubts the power of chemical fertilizer to pull more crop from a field. American farmers now produce an astounding 153 bu. of corn per acre, up from 118 as recently as 1990. But the quantity of that fertilizer is flat-out scary: more than 10 million tons for corn alone - and nearly 23 million for all crops. When runoff from the fields of the Midwest reaches the Gulf of Mexico, it contributes to what's known as a dead zone, a seasonal, approximately...
...class discrepancies still exist in childhood learning. While Edgar informs Horace Mann about Teach for America, the waiter takes his order, pragmatism. Franklin’s eyes consider a second entrée, but just then the professional voice of Dr. Osler comments upon Benjamin’s expanding girth...
Most professional athletes are by definition models of good health. But when pro-football linemen, with their towering builds and sometimes massive girth, lumber onto the field, many people understandably start to wonder: How can these trundling behemoths possibly be healthy...
House Masters: Providers of gustatory happiness. The Porters are the parents you never had—that is, the wildly accomplished, alarmingly attractive, and unbearably nice parents you would probably not actually want. The Porters host bountiful open houses at their residence, more regularly than your girth would like (watch out for Mrs. Porter's apple pie). Besides providing Dunster residents an alternative to the grille (a great place for cheap eats—but if you live in C-entryway, be warned of the wandering fumes), the Porters will gladly be your dinner date. The couple is known...
Limbaugh, needless to say, is a traditionalist, and some reformers have become fierce critics. The debate has gotten pretty hot over the past two weeks, with those critics going after Limbaugh's girth and his outraged fans accusing them of being closet liberals...