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...risk of mortality. I think, though, that part of the reason for these discrepancies is that to obtain results from these long-term longitudinal studies, many have to use baseline measurements that were taken in the '50s and '60s. And kids who were examined back then were much, much thinner than kids are now. Even children who would have been considered relatively heavy then are not much heavier than average children now, at least in the U.S. So I think in terms of studying the complications of childhood obesity, those studies have limitations...
...based “Draft Lessig” movement to encourage his friend to seek office. In a video posted on his Web site yesterday evening, Lessig said that his chances for defeating Democratic opponent Jackie Speier, a state senator and 30-year veteran of local politics, would be thinner than a computer chip. “It is not possible,” he said. “Certainly, we would lose this race and not just one in a tight contest, but we would lose in a big way.” Lessig said he would direct...
...appears Chae was able to enter the premises of the ancient gate fairly easily. According to police, the 70-year-old climbed over a wall and used a ladder to enter the pavilion Sunday night, and set the blaze using three bottles of paint thinner just before 9 pm. Like many of Korea's historical buildings, the ancient gate was guarded only until the early evening. At night, a security camera was in place to keep out intruders, although homeless people have often huddled in around the structure. But the gate didn't have smoke detectors, or a sprinkler system...
...many states and too few resources. Super Tuesday will be another step into uncharted territory in this unusually competitive, uniquely front-loaded campaign. In the absence of wall-to-wall television ads, what role will online communications play? Will turnout remain high as campaign field operations are stretched thinner than pantyhose? If the enthusiasm wanes, who stays home - Obama's kids or Hillary's geezers? "I'm confident that we will turn out more young voters than ever before," says Riemer, "but what size piece of the puzzle that ultimately is, I just...
That pressure has pitted manufacturers against one another to come up with thinner, lighter, cleaner LCDs. Sharp plans to build a $3.4billion factory near Osaka to produce bigger screens more efficiently. Yet, Teragawa says, as flat screens grew in popularity, the products became virtually indistinguishable from one another...