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...road that runs along the Shatt al-Arab waterway--the convergence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers--where seven months ago Basra residents feared kidnappings and abuse, young people and families now crowd outdoor cafés and recreational boat decks late into the evening. Children jostle one another at popcorn and juice vendors, and photographers snap customers' portraits next to an outdoor display of fake flowers and stuffed animals...
After a summer without popcorn chicken, ranger cookies and Harvard fruit salad, students may have returned to those same dishes, yet something is amiss in the dining halls. The small cards that used to detail each food’s caloric content no longer accompany every dish. This act of removal has omitted an ineffective way of keeping healthy. This removal is a relief to those who worry that the excessive attention to the number of calories in a dish exacerbates unhealthy eating habits. Furthermore, the cards were an ineffective way of maintaining healthy eating habits, given that caloric content...
Curious passersby, including students from Spain who were visiting the campus and hungry Harvard upperclassmen, found the hot dog and popcorn stands a welcome diversion...
...Rocky Mountain redoubt that runs before Toronto, and New York's, which starts in late September, put only a few dozen films on display, TIFF has hundreds. Even if a Toronto cinemaniac were to get no more than a few hours' sleep a night and renounce all food except popcorn, he or she would be able to see eight or 10 pictures a day - less than a third of the festival offerings...
...bottom line, Strate says, is that perhaps "physicians should reconsider their advice" - at least for those patients who do not experience a physical worsening of symptoms or discomfort after eating particular foods. Noshing on nuts and popcorn may not worsen diverticulosis, and better yet, studies suggest that adding nuts to a healthy diet may further reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancers of the colon and prostrate and diabetes...