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...reaction from my ex was worse. She managed to delete the notification from her Facebook wall in - I timed this - less than a minute. She told me later, amid much profanity, that there was "No way" she'd have the flowers delivered, because she didn't want to explain they were from her "weirdo ex-boyfriend." RealGifts assures me refunds are possible...
...Smith wind down as a couple but continue as soul mates. They move to the Chelsea Hotel, the boho hangout where Andy Warhol filmed Chelsea Girls. To Smith it's ideal, "a dolls house in The Twilight Zone." Does her absorption in her dream of art help to explain why she seems a bit naive about men? It's not just that she never fathoms Mapplethorpe's deepening fascination with S&M. She lives for a while with a member of the '70s arena band Blue Öyster Cult, until she discovers--surprise!--that he messes around on the road...
More than a quarter of the country sits below sea level, so flood control is a major priority. Thus, when canals freeze over, Dutch fans explain that skating on them is cathartic. We have conquered our enemy. Let's celebrate by running our blades all over it! Skating is so ingrained in Dutch DNA that fans talk about one particular race, the "Eleven-City Tour," with the sort of reverence normally shown by global soccer fans for their favorite teams. The Eleven-City Tour is a 125-mile skate over frozen lakes and canals in the northern Dutch province...
When you ask Dutch fans to explain why they get so psyched for this sport, they often leave you feeling even less enthused about it. "I like counting the laps," says Jeanine Renden, who along with her husband was wearing an orange wig with two lions perched at the top (like on the Dutch coat of arms). "It's exciting." Not nearly as exciting as her hairdo. If counting isn't your thing, you can always stare at the scoreboard. "It's every exciting to compare the times," says Dutch fan Eric Vanserstraadan, who was sporting two Dutch flags...
...million students apply to college every year. If China adopted the American system, the argument went, not only would there be huge logistical problems, but it would also be practically impossible to prevent corruption. This makes sense. However, I would argue that logistical and fairness problems alone cannot explain the difference. If there really were a strong will, educators would surely be able to come up with innovative ways of tweaking the system so that it is not wholly dependent upon test results...