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Nabil Saqqar used to hate Saddam Hussein. The 19-year-old Jordanian undergrad has friends who live in Baghdad, and has heard plenty of horror stories about the Iraqi dictator's repressive regime. He recounts some of them for my benefit as we wait in a queue at a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Amman. (I'll skip the gory details: suffice it to say that they put me off dinner.) But recently, Nabil's been reassessing Saddam, seeing him in a new light. "You have to admire the fact that, unlike the West, he has consistently stuck to his principles...
...that the diet not only works (pound for pound, up to 100% better than low-fat diets) but also appears to be good for the heart, lowering triglycerides and raising HDL, the "good" cholesterol. Studies were small, however, and the results preliminary. The last word will probably have to wait for the big five-year, $2.5 million clinical trial, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), that is tracking the health effects of the Atkins diet on 360 obese Americans. Meanwhile, the bottom line hasn't changed: you lose weight only when you burn more calories than...
...dropped from each edition. First notes that a supposed childhood condition called identity disorder was excluded from DSM IV even though many child psychologists wanted to keep it. Kids could qualify for that disorder if they were "uncertain" about long-term goals, career choice and friendship patterns. "We said, 'Wait a minute. This looks like normal adolescence,'" says First, "and so we eliminated...
...come across more brown bears along the trail than of foreign tourists. The first bear we encountered, a ragged eight-footer, ignored us as it lumbered squarely in our path while foraging for blueberries. Our guide fired his rifle into the air to no avail. After an hour's wait in cold drizzle, we crept past the munching behemoth, which glanced at us indifferently. A kilometer or so later, a mother with two cubs charged at us from the far side of a stream but lost interest as we scurried away. "Only if the marmots are out of season will...
...face of it, nuoc mam is rudimentary to make. Alternate layers of fish with salt, and leave them to ferment for at least four months. Drain the vat from the bottom, pour the sauce back into the vat and wait another few months. Then drain again. This first pressing, as prized as extra-virgin olive oil, is called nhi and is usually reserved for dipping bowls at the table. On Phu Quoc, they douse everything from vegetables to french fries in salty nuoc mam nhi. Second and third pressings are used for cooking...