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...artist and eventually a father with Veronika, and his role as an authority figure with Helga, who treats him with a child-like dependency. Thomas’ life becomes highly complex, and he keeps up the charade for no explicit reason, except that he is simply too weak to knock off a couple corners of his triangle. This is most certainly the crux of the story’s charm. Schlink takes incredible joy in keeping Thomas’ motivations unclear. Though this makes “Sugar Peas” far less believable than the other pieces, it also...
...confident it has a long technological lead, as well as patents on most of its key innovations. "Reverse engineering this thing won't be easy," says Schmertzler. "This is not a pet rock." Yet if the Segway is a runaway hit, you can bet that a flood of knock-offs--much less sophisticated but also much cheaper--will soon wash over the market...
...This particular case had people who seemed to be going out of their way to be uncooperative,” Drye said. “There were people who were verbally advocating that the crowds not only ignore the officers, but, for example, knock them down...
...squeezed into our chairs, taking care not to knock the Red Stripes off our neighbors’ table. The seating was intimate but lively; we shared several conversations with our fellow diners. The clientele was diverse, as were the employees...
...Though BC is the defending national champion, Eagles junior goalie Tim Kelleher had previously allowed 3.8 goals per game before shutting out the Crimson. Harvard’s dynamic first line of junior Dom Moore and sophomores Tim Pettit and Tyler Kolarik must score if Harvard is to knock off both St. Lawrence and Clarkson...