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...Stanford University researcher Christopher Gardner, the lead author, said the study shows that Atkins may be more healthful than critics contend...
...Thich Nhat Hanh's followers say he has also has had to contend with communist obstruction. Originally, the Grand Requiem ceremonies were to be billed in Vietnamese as the "Grand Requiem for Praying Equally for All to Untie the Knots of Unjust Suffering." But Vietnamese officials objected, saying it was improper to "equally" pray for soldiers in the U.S.-backed South Vietnam army, not to mention American soldiers. "The spirit of the Vietnamese people doesn't agree with the idea of praying for foreign imperialists coming to kill millions of Vietnamese," says Bui Huu Duoc, director of the government...
...disclaimer that she fulfilled her college science requirement by taking earth science, and then squinting into the teleprompter, Gyllenhaal said, "I suspect this is kind of a joke you SciTech guys like to play on an unassuming actress." In handing over the 15 awards, she also had to contend with a fair number of male recipients who seemed so awed by the presence of a live woman outside of an Internet chat room that they had difficulty forming complete sentences...
...Palestrea. Quakers by 9. BROWN at COLUMBIA If it makes the Bears feel any better, they probably wouldn’t have won this game on a Friday night either. Columbia wins by 10. YALE at CORNELL The winner of this game will be in good shape to contend for the league title with Penn. With the Bulldogs on the road for the second time in as many days, look for Cornell to take it by 4. DARTMOUTH at PRINCETON How much will Dartmouth have left after going against high-octane Penn the night before? The guess is not much...
...even this individualist ethos frustrates some, who mourn the loss of black solidarity and dream instead of the impact we could have if we united around one plan to improve our community. Still others reject this brand of political activism entirely and contend that the black community should refrain from any political stance, lest we alienate those who differ from the mainstream...