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...than Dr. Dean Ornish, whose regimen prescribes no more than 10% of daily calories from fat. With the latest resurgence of the Atkins program, the clash of the two theories is sharper than ever--low fat vs. low carbs, Ornish vs. Atkins. But here is what is new and somewhat startling: there are hints that Atkins may have struck a vein of truth--hints that are intriguing enough to convince some mainstream obesity experts that the approach merits more serious consideration. "Is it just that the Atkins diet is monotonous, and so people eat fewer calories?" wonders Dr. Samuel Klein...
When it comes to military interventions - whether in Kosovo, Afghanistan or Iraq - the United States and its allies in the European Union have arrived at an effective if somewhat lopsided division of labor: the U.S. does most of the actual fighting (preferably from the air) and the E.U. keeps the peace. Or, to put it in less flattering terms, the Americans make the dinner, and the Europeans do the dishes. But with the Bush Administration serving up the prospect of a fresh invasion of Iraq, Europeans are increasingly alarmed at the size of the mess they might be asked...
...first conversation that wandered this path struck me as somewhat insulting. But two or three identical conversations later, and having discovered that some congressional interns must give visiting constituents tours of the Capitol, I’ve become slightly more understanding of the assumption, but only slightly...
...this market shouldn't be around 7500." According to an eyewitness, Bush made a face, turned and walked away, as if the subject bored or annoyed him. Last week Bush was back on memory lane. "When I used to watch the stocks...in Midland, Texas," he said, "[I was] somewhat skeptical about what was taking place on the floors of these exchanges. They'll buy you or sell you, depending upon if it's in their interest...
...about 0.4 in. long) were retrieved from samples of leaf litter as part of a biological dragnet conducted in 1998 for the Central Park Conservancy by researchers Liz Johnson and Kefyn Catley of the American Museum of Natural History. Their mission: to assess the health of the park's somewhat trampled woodland ecosystem in order to better preserve it. The creatures they collected were sorted and sent to various taxonomists for positive ID, which is how this one ended up in the hands of Richard Hoffman, curator of invertebrates at the Virginia Museum of Natural History...