Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...learn valuable lessons that apply to work or whether an entire industry has sprung up around entertaining adults under false pretenses. To prepare, I ran up miles of hills carrying a 10-lb. volume of Shakespeare on my back and searched the Internet for information about adventure racing, a fast-growing sport in which small teams navigate over long, difficult courses by kayak or mountain bike, on foot and on horseback. I'm training with members of the Charles Schwab Adventure Racing Club, who believe the sport does wonders for corporate esprit and performance...
Leaving what now appears to me to be a mere molehill, we head off for a session in land navigation. We learn how to plot a route with a compass and a topographical map. We are then directed to find--as fast as we can--a set of checkpoints hidden in 50 acres of rolling hills, tree-dotted valleys and streambeds. I'm sorry that I, who cannot find my way around the Time & Life Building, have nothing to offer my teammates, Alison Murray, senior staff at Schwab's information technology enterprise, and Elisa Takao, senior event manager. Confused...
...thing is, both Clinton?s plan and the Republicans? stand an excellent chance of busting the budget, but good. If, in the next decade, the economy hiccups, or so-called "emergency" spending increases, or something unexpected simply comes up, that $3 trillion evaporates pretty fast. So why can?t I say no to both? That?s what Alan Greenspan said to Congress last week, although neither side seemed to want to hear it that way. Set the surplus aside, said Sir Alan, because it?s not even paper money yet, and because Americans might really need a tax cut someday...
Other local winners in the food and restaurants category include Harvest for brunch, Casablanca for burgers, the Holyoke Center's Campo de' Fiori for fast food, Herrell's Ice Cream for frappes and Toscanini's for ice cream...
Other local winners in the food and restaurants category include Harvest for brunch, Casablanca for burgers, the Holyoke Center's Campo de' Fiori for fast food, Herrell's Ice Cream for frappes and Toscanini's for ice cream...