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...although she's still considered obese at 219 lb., for the first time in her life she can shop at what she calls "skinny people" stores. She counts fat grams obsessively and adheres to her diet whenever she's at a restaurant. On a recent visit to an Olive Garden, it took her 20 minutes to find something on the menu she could eat. She is also exercising regularly. "Whenever I'd try to do a sport at home, there'd always be really skinny people who were always really good at it, and I'd feel kind of awkward...
...What They're Banning in Papua New Guinea: The 550,000 residents of Papua New Guinea's Southern Highlands province better drink up quickly. In an attempt to quell the tribal strife that has long plagued the fractious region, alcohol will be banned there after May 11. In recent years, the island nation has seen escalating levels of domestic and sexual violence. Local police point to excessive intoxication as a culprit, though squabbles over a natural-gas-pipeline project have also contributed to the turbulence...
...Dachau, corpses stir and papers flutter; with his wife, the camera executes a 360 around the couple as Dolores dissolves in Teddy's embrace, her ashes swirling around the room. A grieving man's conversation with his dearly departed has become a peculiar subtheme in a half-dozen recent movies, from Up last summer to Edge of Darkness a few weeks ago, and its popularity probably should end soon. But the trope makes sense here, given Teddy's agitation. Dolores is both his refuge and his greatest regret. The connection between the loving dead woman and her disoriented husband...
People, roads, bridges, and houses have undergone destruction as a result of the earthquake—which occurred at a depth of 21.7 miles, whereas the recent earthquake in Haiti occurred at a depth of 8.1 miles...
...attempt at health-care reform has struck upon rocky terrain, there is still a good chance of breaking through the gridlock and passing a bill that will help millions of Americans—he has come farther on the issue than any president in history. Obama’s recent health-care summit was promising enough to make even the oft-cynical Jon Stewart genuinely impressed. And, in the face of some of the strictest congressional partisanship in recent memory, 13 Republicans joined with the Democratic Caucus last week to pass the Senate’s jobs bill...