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...true gastronomic splendor of thedessert experience? What about the honest,rewarding work that goes into carving rock-solidice cream out of a bucket with a sticky scooper?If this seems hyperbolic, observe one student'ssuggestion that "Currier House should be renamed'Fro-Yo House,'" Casual joke or flagrant idolatry?The same student calls the process of servingfro-yo a "creative outlet; you get a chance tosculpt and relax at the end of your meal time."The simple act of trying to get a serpentine ropeof frozen desert to curl around the bottom of thedish seen as an act of aestheticexpression...
...power struggle in Grozny. It is a test of his authority and political will to hold together a Russian federation of 89 ethnic republics and regions in danger of splitting apart just as the Soviet Union did in 1991. Dudayev's campaign for independence is only the most flagrant example of a growing regional revolt against the central government over issues of local sovereignty and tax policy...
...both Maddox and Lawrence's view, however, Frieda provided the author the ultimate chance at greatness, by acting as his muse. As a woman, she embodied a feared and dreaded negation which aroused Lawrence's violent hatred. He thrived on her contradictions. Despite her flagrant infidelities, he insisted that she was the love of his life. She served as the inspiration for works as varied as the violent "The Woman Who Rode Away" and Lady Chatterley's Lover...
...When two Crimson editors stole the Lampoon's mascot, a large metal stork named Ibis, and presented it to Stalin as a gift from American students, and then the 'Poonies retalisted by reporting this flagrant example of Communist sympathizing to the McCarthy committee, it was funny," Smith writes. "The laughter died quickly however, when McCarthy attacked Harvard for its decision to retain three instructors who had supported the Communist cause...
...Supreme Court has cleared the way for Operation Rescue founder Randall Terry's jailing. Terry's problems date back to the 1992 Democratic National Convention, when a member of his group displayed a fetus to candidate Bill Clinton, in flagrant violation of a court order. Terry was subsequently convicted for contempt of court and given a five-month jail sentence. Terry appealed, but today the Supreme Court left Terry's conviction and sentence intact...