Word: skinful
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...their coast-to-coast, January-to-June combat, millions of voters had skin in the game - their dreams of a woman President, or a black President; their hopes of restoring the Clinton dynasty, or their hopes of ending it; perhaps more prosaic investments in an Administration post, a consulship in a nice European burg or just a friendly ear in the White House. Politics is not just about instincts and ideologies - it's also about interests. And the winners get a bigger share of the satisfaction than the losers...
...physician, I believe obesity is a far greater public-health hazard than tobacco. It is associated with an increase in cancer, diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, skin problems, depression, gastrointestinal disorders, heart failure - the list goes on. We should attack obesity exactly as we have gone after tobacco - with a national advertising campaign, more self-help groups, taxes on certain foods and the right to sue food manufacturers and restaurants. John M.R. Kuhn, M.D., Weston, Wisconsin...
...brightest of these stars is Liu Xiang, a 110-m hurdler whose world-record-breaking sprints disprove the notion that Chinese bodies are somehow inferior to foreign ones in high-piston sporting events. (After winning a gold in Athens, Liu said his "victory has proved that athletes with yellow skin can run as fast as those with black and white skin.") When I met Liu shortly before Athens, I was struck by his individualism; unlike many Chinese Olympians who didn't choose their sporting careers, Liu actually liked hurdling. Although he did mumble some variation of the patriotic theme...
...from being inert, excess fat, researchers now know, is actually an active participant in the body's biological ballet--particularly if it's visceral fat, which can surround and even suffuse organs like the liver. Relatively shallow subcutaneous fat, which sits just under the skin, imposes a weight burden on the body but remains biologically dormant--more a repository for energy than anything else. Visceral-fat cells can secrete hormones and cytokines that help control inflammation and guide energy use by all the body's other cells. Normally this regulation of cellular fueling is maintained by a well-balanced relay...
Deputy forest conservator Raghuvir Singh Shekhawat, who took over the reins at Ranthambore in November 2005, says the park was "in chaos" when he arrived. Driven by demand for pelts--a single tiger skin in India was then worth about $1,200, a sixth of the price today but still more than the average annual income--poachers had laid siege to the park. Meanwhile, the proximity of villages, whose residents collected firewood and grazed cattle in the reserve, drove away the cats' natural prey and cramped their love life (tigers seem to mate successfully only when they feel secure...