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...music of choice, cars give stressed-out Americans an opportunity to catch up on each others’ lives. Much like any other change of gears, these Catch-Up Car Confabulations do not spontaneously begin the moment the engine guns; it certainly take a few minutes for passengers to adjust to the intimate car environment. But a comfortable silence or light chatter marks the build up to a true Car Confabulation, imitating any other form of human intimacy...
...effort proved there was life after missing the playoffs. But Harvard may soon have to adjust to an even more dire prospect—life after Crockett...
Rudenstine acknowledged that during the mid-1970s, universities had to adjust to admitting students from unfamiliar high schools, and that those students in turn had to adjust to different surroundings. He maintained, however, that those problems have been overcome...
...must adjust to every piano,” he said. “The Hamburg [Steinway] Mr. Brendel selected is a fine instrument, and I am enjoying playing...
Leah wanders among the students, propelling the class forward even as she stops to adjust an arm angle here or perform a thyroid-massaging chin tuck there. She urges noncompetition, with oneself ("However you do the posture today is how you should do the posture") and with others ("How can you compare yourself to your neighbor? You don't have the same body!"). Her monologue becomes a mantra, returning my oft-wandering focus back to the pose I'm attempting. Where is my center of balance? Can I feel my spine stretch if I imagine my head and tailbone pulling...