Word: guts
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Given the strong student turnout at each of the successive Pub Nights, College administrators decided in April to pursue preparatory studies to gut and renovate Loker Commons into an on-campus...
...That game was gut-check time for us,” Williamson said, “on the verge of a loss and for us surmounting the unthinkable and coming back...
...That never happened before," says Janice Meyer, a fast-food-industry analyst for Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB). "It took them out of their game." McDonald's launched a line of salads, preaching a newfound concern for health. Burger King and Hardee's took the low road, heavily promoting gut-busting sandwiches like the Enormous Omelet and the Monster Thickburger--names that only hint at the fat and calorie content between their buttered buns. Burger King also upgraded its chicken sandwich, a move McDonald's will make this summer. KFC has added a 99 chicken sandwich. The situation...
...Iraq and his "lockstep" voting with President Bush and she vows to bring "personal responsibility and authenticity" to Capitol Hill. But she's still wary of political consultants who have advised her to apply makeup, upgrade her wardrobe and update her hairstyle. "It's just my gut instinct that it's all wrong for me," she says. "It's not who I am." Rowley, who since retirement has been spending time with her husband Ross and training for five triathlons she's entered this summer, says she'll decide within the next two weeks. "What's the worst that could...
Then, too, there is the chemistry of fat itself. In most parts of the body, fat is packed on under the skin and over the muscle. But fat around the middle also gets stored beneath muscle. This gut fat is far more metabolically active than peripheral fat, releasing inflammatory molecules that contribute to insulin resistance, diabetes and hypertension. Exercise may be a good idea, but until you lose the beer belly, you may still be putting yourself at risk...