Word: starting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...almost two o'clock in the morning, and Brown, who shaved off all his hair and his beard last week because he needed a "fresh start," is stretched out on the carpet in his family's living room, trying to explain the inexplicable: What made Klebold latch on to Harris? "Eric was an incredible individualist," he begins slowly. "Charismatic, an eloquent speaker, well read, the kind of guy who could bulls___ for hours about anything and be witty and brilliant." There was no sign of this erudition on Harris' website, but maybe he was role playing in those days...
...done about a subgroup that finds schoolyard massacres an acceptable cost for its right to be armed to the teeth. But if the Constitution speaks of a "well-regulated militia," why don't we regulate it? Surely the sanest teenager isn't militia material. Gun ownership should not start until age 21, and it should require a background check at every purchase point, and a waiting period. Just as no one has a right to a machine gun, no one should have a right to a semiautomatic weapon, or a gun that can be altered to become one. Of course...
...itself, not all that valuable. Ideally, says St. Luke's Heymsfield, doctors should first urge obese patients to change their diet and start exercising regularly. If they still can't lose weight, he would add orlistat to the mix. Another possibility, suggests Duke's Hamilton, is to use orlistat with an appetite suppressant. The value of this new drug, says Heymsfield, is that it adds to the available anti-obesity therapies and lets doctors tailor the treatment to a patient's needs. "I don't see Xenical as something to displace one or another of the currently available drugs...
...Getting started was relatively painless. I logged on to the when.com website, set up a secure ID and password and was ready to start entering appointments. Since the first day of my newly organized life was a Friday, the first order of business was, um, pleasure. I found the movie listings easily enough, but had to drill down several levels for the reviews, and unfortunately there was no way to scan recommended films or buy tickets online. I could see which books were just released and read reviews from a link to barnesandnoble.com but couldn't get a list...
...this still sounds like eating sawdust, try changing your diet in stages. Start with wheat bread, then switch to whole wheat. Some brands are milder than others. You might even mix a teaspoon of oat bran or wheat germ into your yogurt...