Word: marvel
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...more scientists learn about these biochemical, neurological and dietary factors, the more they marvel that anyone in our culture manages to stay thin, given the abundance and easy availability of food. If there's some kind of biological mechanism that protects certain people against weight gain, researchers haven't discovered it. By contrast, the evidence in favor of one that protects against weight loss is increasingly strong. Genetic variations clearly push some people toward bigger appetites, slower metabolisms and greater weight gain than others. "There are genes in the population that predispose to obesity," says Dr. Jeffrey Friedman, a molecular...
...hire your own vehicle. May and June are the recommended months for travel, before hordes of other self-drive tourists clog up the roads, hotels and restaurants. Early summer is also the time when the rape fields are in full bloom, allowing children and adults alike to marvel at the blaze of yellow...
...varied explanations of Jesus' death reflect the myriad ways we approach God. The marvel of the Crucifixion is that no matter what kind of questions you have, they can be answered. The way to understanding the reason for Jesus' death lies somewhere closer to embracing all the serious interpretations rather than just one. By integrating the different ideas about Jesus' death, its real meaning for each individual can be found. GILES BOLAND Wellesley, Mass...
...maybe this would be a good career move. Then I got into the whole superhero scene. I assumed, in my teen years, that I was going to be a superhero artist when I grew up. When I graduated from high school, I went down to New York to visit Marvel and DC and the editors there were encouraging. They said I had talent but that I should come back in a year. So I went to art school in the interim. I went for a year, and then quit and went back down to New York and was rejected again...
...together, though; he continues to stay with a girlfriend who is into dangerous men. She is bored with his new conformity and attempts to “pull him back in.” Catch quality Goddard 30 years before he began making films and marvel at the legendary “tatami shot,” in which the camera is placed at the level of a person sitting on a tatami mat. Tickets $6. 7 p.m. Harvard Film Archive...