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...short for zero--as in "Zero Carbs, Zero Guilt, Zero Laxative Effect"--but we'll get to that last bit later. A Z-Carb is half the size of a Milky Way and twice as expensive and, if the history of dietary snack substitutes is any guide, ought to taste like a Post-it note, only blander. Not so. This is a no-sugar, no-carbohydrate treat that people can't get enough of. Since reaching 7-Eleven's shelves in June, the Z-Carb has sold almost as well as Nestle's venerable and heavily marketed Butterfinger candy...
...Montana, Idaho, the Pacific Northwest and Canada--the concerns long raised by Covington and others are fueling an intense debate. Should the U.S. Forest Service, in the name of protecting communities and restoring ecological balance, authorize tree thinning on a massive scale? If it does, what size trees ought to be thinned and in what sorts of forests? And if it does not, what are the alternatives...
These are kids with enough disposable income and not too much parental dominance. They ought to be loose and happy, listening to bubble-gum pop, painting their toenails outrageous colors and mooning over clueless boys. Instead they are tense and miserable, brooding, whining and flirting with self-immolation in the hormonal fire storm that rages in all of them...
...just about concluded that the real problem may be the President himself and that next year we ought to fire him and get a new one." AL GORE, former Vice President, in a speech at New York University in which he also said he would not be a candidate...
Wechsler defines binge drinking as five drinks in a row for men and four for women over the previous two weeks. Critics felt that his measure ought to incorporate data like weight and time interval...