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...water can be as dangerous as not drinking enough. Research showed that hydrating too much over the long haul--during a marathon, say, or a long-distance bike ride--dilutes the blood's salt content and can lead to hyponatremia. The body's cells, including brain cells, absorb the excess fluid and swell, and growing pressure in the skull can cause permanent damage or death. Hyponatremia is surprisingly common; in a study of 488 runners of the 2002 Boston Marathon, 13% were over-hydrated. Many of the symptoms of hyponatremia--nausea, dizziness, confusion, lethargy--mimic those of dehydration. The authors...
Your cover line on "What separates life's go-getters from its also-rans" was insulting to most of humanity. Look at any troubled company or organization, and you'll find an excess of bumbling go-getters who only make it harder for the selfless also-rans who really keep things going. Remember the people who quietly encouraged and aided your growth (teachers, relatives), and ask yourself which camp each resides...
...abundance of bytes and an excess of e-vites certainly do demand an evolution of etiquette, but they have also managed to make older methods all the more prized. A hand-written note on cream-colored Crane’s, an unexpected knock on the door, flowers, a date, a photograph on film—the scarcer they become, the more sacred they’re beheld. So while the world of dating may seem to be a growing web of disorder, we can take comfort in knowing that the most classic means of courting never crash...
...SEIU disagree over how to calculate the value of these benefitsÂ.According to Rider, the union counts only 50 cents per hour worth of health benefits in arriving at a net wage to be used for comparisons with peer institutions. The University arrives at hourly benefit rates in excess of $4 per hour, counting disability, health, dental, and retirement benefits in addition to an adult education program and other services.WORKING FULL-TIMEAmong other disagreements between SEIU and the University is how well Harvard is doing in meeting a contractual goal to increase the proportion of janitors working full-time...
...definition, experts on the suffering that war brings to America’s armed forces. But that suffering is only part of the cost of war. The Iraq war has caused more than 2,000 American military deaths, but it has also caused, according to some estimates, an in excess of 100,000 deaths among Iraqi civilians. If what we achieve in Iraq is not worth