Word: picks
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...which obese human patients were injected with leptin have failed, because the metabolic pathways that control hunger and fullness in people are far more complex than they are in mice. Knocking out one of, say, 50 such pathways through drug treatment just means the other 49 will eventually pick up the slack, says Dr. George Fielding, a bariatric surgeon at the NYU Program for Surgical Weight Loss...
...Amherst—This pick just seems random to us. Did they feel like they needed a liberal arts college and put up the top 10 on a dartboard...
...Hollywood and film, was only too willing to help.For the next six months, Furst worked tirelessly to pull the music festival together. Looking specifically to create an event that would attract a wide range of young alums not necessarily involved in the music scene, it was important that Furst pick the right venue. Tenjune, a pricey nightspot in the meatpacking district, was just the kind of club she was looking for. Known not as a venue for live shows but as the place where Kanye West and Britney Spears had their birthdays, Tenjune attracted the kind of audience that would...
...Subsh Khadka, an employee of Doma liquors, said that the new flavor has been a popular pick among those looking for vodka...
...Coop in September—even once we realize we’re screwed. At that moment, instead of admitting failure, giving up, and declaring that life totally sucks, it’s hypothetically possible to stay starry-eyed. To see the coming semester as a puzzle. To pick and choose. To determine what’s actually necessary and fulfilling, and read it carefully; to skim some other, less important material; and to let go of the rest...