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...Uday changed these codes every few months, and anyone who forgot the new system was beaten, according to a note written by Uday at the bottom of the most recent code sheet. A family friend says Uday, like his father, had his staff periodically weighed. If someone had gained weight, Uday would assume they were stealing to buy extra food, and he would send them to a "discipline" camp until the pounds were gone...
...found that gay men are more likely than either lesbians or heterosexual men to have older brothers (but not older sisters). He has since confirmed this observation in 14 samples from many places. Something about occupying a womb that has held other boys occasionally results in reduced birth weight, a larger placenta and a greater probability of homosexuality. That something, Blanchard suspects, is an immune reaction in the mother, primed by the first male fetus, that grows stronger with each male pregnancy. Perhaps the immune response affects the expression of key genes during brain development in a way that boosts...
...laying off firefighters. If Bush doesn't provide one, a Democratic candidate who laid out an aggressive federal plan to figure out exactly what state and cities need and then provide the resources to do it would make many Americans sleep easier at night - and lift some of the weight of uncertainty off the economy...
This is not a ploy to sell more blood-pressure medication. The new guidelines make clear that prehypertension is best treated with exercise, weight loss and a more balanced diet. Several studies have proved that the so-called DASH diet, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables and modest quantities of nuts, reliably lowers blood pressure in all ethnic groups. Best of all, there are no side effects...
...eternity that lingers over the grass only shows up the ephemerality of those who play on it--baseball is not a sport of the gods, it's a sport of mortals, and ballplayers are even more human than other athletes. They tend to be of average size and weight, unlike the Star Wars cantina of humanoids who participate in football and basketball. October Men is about a baseball team that was all too human...