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...would cause trouble. Some gave up more than the ability to think and speak freely; hundreds of Hungarians were executed after 1956, Nagy among them. What we thought was fixed and immutable, of course, was nothing of the sort. The lines of division that had once seemed hard and fast withered away in 1989, and the old links and shared experiences that bind Europe together were revealed once more. That process, to be sure, was not always painless - the long war of the Yugoslav succession saw to that - but in comparison to the sadness and division after World...
...never sensational: "Men come. They crush my bones with their weight. They split me open," says Lakshmi. And it is less about sex than about coercion and commerce and the eventual triumph of will. At heart, McCormick admits, she is an activist. "I couldn't write this book fast enough," she says, "because I felt such urgency to have the situation understood...
...dire advice? Because, say the authors, sugar is the fast track to obesity and related ailments such as diabetes, coronary-artery disease, hypertension, high-blood cholesterol and certain kinds of cancer. Besides, as your dentist will happily tell you, you'll be in the dentist's chair more often because sugar (as your mother said) rots your teeth. And if that weren't bad enough, the authors warn of sugar-induced psychological problems like depression and listlessness...
...post.The LP serves to maintain a culture of discipline in the boathouse, while also creating a lighthearted environment that relieves some of the stress of the team’s grueling training program.“I make sure it’s a good atmosphere for fast rowing,” Benkreira says.To do so, he has the job of upholding the time-honored code of rules and traditions that has evolved alongside Harvard crew. These long-established and ever-developing laws were set down to placate the vengeful and insatiable river gods who reign over the Charles River...
...sped her to the top, and she found her niche with her other teammates, bonding with them and sharing a drive to succeed.“Everyone was very welcoming,” Kharrazi says. “Because we all have the same goal—go as fast as you can—and we all pushed each other in the same.”Now one of two returning sophomores on the varsity eight along with Kayla Feld, Kharrazi will have to work hard once again to return to the varsity stroke seat...