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...instance, in At the Argentinean Billionaire's Bidding, Alejandro D'Arienzo presents a beautiful heiress, who designs costumes for England's rugby team, with an ultimatum: her name in tatters or her body in his bed. (Spoiler alert: he gets his wicked way.) And in The Ruthless Billionaire's Virgin, a shy opera singer experiences a "wardrobe malfunction" while singing the national anthem, spurring a brooding billionaire to march onto the pitch and cover her bare breast. According to Jenny Hutton, the series editor, "These stories have lovely romance, and they're really heartwarming...
American Gladiators' NITRO writes memoir. Spoiler alert: his name's not actually Nitro...
...Think Gum Think Gum features a concoction of "brain-boosting" herbs (including gingko biloba, bacopa and peppermint) and naturally occurring caffeine (guarana) that's supposed to help with not only alertness but memory too. I wouldn't discount the placebo effect, but I can't guarantee the instructions on the package - "For best results, chew while learning or studying and again to recall information" - will make you smarter. Still, this gum does deliver an even-keeled, concentrated boost, vs. a spiked buzz. I started chewing the recommended two-piece dose and felt a little more alert but not antsy. Then...
...Liza Ryabkina played the hero, netting the game-winner early in the third period.“It was a hard-fought game, and we capitalized on our opportunities,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said. “The kids were ready to go. They played very alert, together hockey.”Just three days after being upset on the road by Connecticut and falling out of the national polls for the first time in over six years, the Crimson came out firing against the Big Green.Harvard had to fight through nearly three minutes of penalty kill...
...military campaign to deter Hamas from firing rockets into Israel. Even as the Israeli air force pounded Gaza for a seventh day and Palestinian rocket fire continued, the soldiers living in and around their tanks and armored personnel carriers in the winter cold, on a constant state of high alert against mortar fire and possible guerrilla raids, were wondering out loud about what's holding back their political leaders from giving the green light. And the flirtation with various cease-fire proposals earlier in the week by the man in charge of Operation Cast Lead, Defense Minister Ehud Barak...