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...team) intercept a pass or recover a fumble, when we score a touchdown, when we make a big play that will secure victory, or when somebody gets the crap knocked out of them. If none of that makes sense to you, don’t worry, the basic rule is if the people around you are going nuts, you should be too. If the referees throw any flags, then you need to yell whatever obscenities you can think of, regardless of whether or not it was a penalty (or even if you have no idea what they called...
...can’t blame HUDS for trying, but what do such notices actually achieve? Tips like using a fresh plate for seconds do not seem particularly effective in a packed dining hall like Quincy’s. Anyone who has lunched there knows the basic crowd dynamic: Right after noon and 1 p.m. classes, the place is more like a battle scene out of “Gladiator” than a serving station. Then, in the middle of each hour, with no classes disgorging hungry, recently sleeping students, it quietly recovers while the tables strain under full capacity...
...under no domestic pressure to make any concessions. But Abbas' domestic constituency will see the New York City meeting as yet another humiliation inflicted on him by Washington, which has had him pose for endless photographs with an array of Israeli leaders who have no intention of satisfying the basic demands of a peace agreement he could accept. In a bid to reclaim some of the ground he has consequently lost to the more radical Hamas organization, Abbas had refused to meet with the Israelis until they established their bona fides through a settlement freeze. By meeting with Netanyahu absent...
There is also a much more basic explanation for why insurance doesn't sell. Insurance has proved its worth for centuries, but people still resist it. They don't like thinking about the possibility of bad things happening. That's why car insurance is mandatory--and health insurance may soon be. If supposedly financially sophisticated Americans have to be coerced to buy insurance, should we really expect people in less rich countries to be any different...
...While I don’t disagree with the study’s basic premise, this particular paper is pure advocacy, in an effort to get the biggest number possible,” he added...