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...help others, I’ll reveal one of my geek-tivities. I am…a Sherlock Holmes connoisseur. I have every Holmes tale as well as books dissecting these stories. But the pièce de résistance of my obsession is a small four-inch bronze bust of Holmes which gazes down from my shelf, reminding me to think critically about situations. Before you laugh, remember the weight that will be lifted when you finally embrace your geekdom. And until society is ready for it to be unleashed, I’ll be looking to Sherlock...
...Brine one-timer off of a measured cross-crease feed from freshman Kirsten Kester. Later, captain Carrie Schroyer circled around the back of the net and picked out Sifers at the right post, only for Sifers’ stab to be whistled dead with the puck sitting an inch off the goal line. “It seems like we were dominating most of the overtime,” Brine said. “We had all of those chances to put it away and we just couldn’t put it in the net. And then they...
...While the laws of the land ensure that animals are not subjected to unnecessary amounts of pain, there are still people who believe that a doctor has the legal right to terminate a pregnancy by puncturing a fetus’s skull with seven-inch scissors, an unquestionably painful procedure, especially considering the vulnerability of the fetus between 20-30 weeks. Then there is the slippery slope argument, raised by pro-choice advocates who are concerned that banning partial-birth abortion is a step towards restricting abortion altogether. As mentioned earlier, the abortion question is tough because it requires policymakers...
...with “We gotta keep this thing goin’, as long as we can.” They have no illusions about their disposability. The light-hearted, by-the-books way this album plays out ends up better than one would expect. And long after 24-inch rims become passé, the Boyz, and our experiences listening to them, will be made immortal with their cries of “Lean Wit It, Rock...
...introductory period, typically five or 10 years down the road. So if you bought a $300,000 home, put down 10% and signed a 5.75% interest-only adjustable-rate mortgage, you could expect monthly payments of $1,294. But interest rates are low now. If after five years they inch back up to a more normal 8.75%, you would find yourself staring at a $2,200 monthly mortgage payment. Whose bright idea was that...