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...humanity or having to prey on one’s former equals, it isn’t terribly clear why staying human is a wise choice at all. Indeed, that may explain why Bella Swan, heroine of the “Twilight” series, is so eager to throw away her human life to become a vampire like her beloved Edward. Can you blame her? She’ll have supermodel good looks, super speed, super strength, and hopefully better coordination. If she plays her cards right, she may even become rich like the Cullens and own a nice...

Author: By Adrienne Y. Lee | Title: Raising the Stakes | 12/4/2009 | See Source »

...standards and expectations [the seniors] have left will just have to be filled by the new guys,” Clark says. “We have a lot of eager boys who believe they could be playing already this year. They’ll get their chance to prove...

Author: By Charlie Cabot, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Says Goodbye to Accomplished Senior Class | 12/2/2009 | See Source »

...freshmen have stepped up and done a good job,” Rogers said. “We have a lot of freshmen, that means they’re a big part of our team. They’re eager to learn and eager to play...

Author: By Lauren S. Packard, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Looks To Snap Drought | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...young to order her own food, but the 2-year-old knows what she wants. As her father Marco unpacks the Happy Meal he ordered for her at a Barcelona McDonald's, she ignores the chicken nuggets and French fries, and instead holds out her hand in eager anticipation for the best part of the meal: a small plastic statue of the Star Wars character Yoda. "Sometimes I think we just buy these for the toys," says Marco...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Spain, Taking Some Joy out of the Happy Meal | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

...junk food on school grounds. But the Spanish proposal goes further than those almost anywhere else in the world when it comes to controlling what goes on outside school hours. In fact, it would dramatically restrict how fast-food restaurants and junk-food companies reach out to their most eager customers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Spain, Taking Some Joy out of the Happy Meal | 12/1/2009 | See Source »

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