Word: exertion
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...right because of the asymmetry. But the gondolier rows from the right, which pushes the boat left. On bringing the oar back, he drags it a bit to compensate, thus keeping the boat straight. Centuries of refinement have made for a smooth ride and a good gondolier doesn't exert any more effort pushing his 400-kg boat than he would walking...
...Dodgers had also represented Brooklyn’s unique identity. Decades ago, Manhattan’s dominance in almost every realm that mattered—money, political power, press—enabled it to exert an almost tyrannical influence on what once had been the nation’s fourth largest city. This supremacy extended to the diamond, where the Yankees and Giants won pennant after pennant. In the Dodgers—a team that embraced Brooklyn’s underdog role and uniquely represented a borough rather than a city—Brooklynites found a metaphor for their municipal...
...main cover image, Julia Roberts. Some readers may be taken aback to see her in the company of Philip Roth and August Wilson and Ang Lee. But by picking her as America's Best Movie Star, we tried to explore how a performer can transcend her roles and exert such a powerful appeal to audiences that tens of millions are as moved by what happens to her off the screen as on. In an age saturated with celebrities, where a White House intern not only becomes world famous but whose emotional life is laid out for all to see, Julia...
...modern thrill ride gotten too thrilling? Do the new super-speedy, loop-de-loopedy coasters simply exert more stress than the human body is designed to withstand? Maybe, says safety consultant Bill Avery. The question turns out to hinge not so much on velocity as it does on quick changes of direction. "Just because it's bigger and moves at a higher speed doesn't necessarily make it more dangerous," Avery says. "But what's happened is that a lot of the rides have gone to rapid, multi-directional changes on the track, and when you have rapid changes either...
Richardson also urges the Administration to drop its laissez-faire stance toward OPEC and exert pressure on the cartel to raise exports of crude oil. OPEC voted this month to maintain its output at 24.2 million barrels a day. But it will meet again in July to consider raising prices if Iraq continues to withhold oil from the market as part of a running dispute with the U.N. over sanctions...