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...gays and lesbians was hardly the first time that those in charge of the American government did their best to deny its promise of freedom to all. Centuries of women, ethnic and religious minorities and immigrants, for example, have all seen the zealousness with which the privileged fight to hoard their rights. Gay marriage bans are, by definition, institutionalized discrimination of a kind that should be far less familiar in American society than...
...contrast, people who gain weight are following the body's natural urge to hoard calories. Slight changes in the way you burn and store calories can lead, over time, to piling on the pounds. And while some of the factors responsible for these changes are within your control--how much you exercise or whether you take a second helping of ice cream--most are either inherited or the inbred responses of an organism that is designed to protect itself from starvation. Stress, sleep deprivation and long days packed with constant activity have a tendency to accumulate weight. "If we took...
...loss of two of its highest-scoring midfielders in Wich and Logigian. But the increased depth of the Crimson is extremely evident here, as seniors Jeff Gottschall and Alex Vap—who won over 60 percent of their faceoffs last year—are joined by a hoard of younger contributors, including juniors Zach Chandis and David Patterson and sophomore Tom Boylan...
...pool yesterday in Manila, so I was closer to the actual President as opposed to being shunted off with the hoard of journalists at a ?filing center? in a hotel miles from the action. It was wild watching thousands of Filipinos, most friendly, many emerging from the slums, line the streets as Bush?s motorcade sped sometimes inches from the throng. For long stetches police seemed to be absent and you really felt like some crowd might get plowed down...
...that was later. This being France, everyone at first remained debonairly calm. The old men stayed at their posts in the cafes, stoically sipping espresso in the white, noon sun. Everything in me wanted to take action, hoard bottled water, build underground shelters. But only the slightest adjustments were made: wine and candles were taken outside to the Champ de Mars, and family dinners were held beneath the Eiffel Tower. Knowing how to live apparently means knowing that nothing will last and everything has happened before. But by the end of last week, as the old stone houses lost their...