Word: knowed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...more zeal ous Maoists in its ranks resent their return as betrayal of the aims of th< Cultural Revolution, as a move tha smacks of "restoration of the old." Tc the bulk of the army, however, th< cadre issue represents a much more tangible threat. For the soldiers know that in line with Mao's dictum that "th< party commands the gun," the retun of the cadres means loss of power fo: the army...
Aristotle claimed that the ideal marrying age was 37 for the man, 18 for the woman. As he saw it, both would thus reach the end of their sexual decline at roughly the same time, when he was 70 and she was 50. But what do philosophers know anyway? In fact, a woman's sexual desire may continue for years after menopause. In men, the desire may thrive until an extraordinary age. In 1583, an Englishman named Thomas Parr was found guilty of committing adultery at the age of 100 and did penance, according to the custom...
...debutante. "Boys and girls should leave each other alone," declares Author Stephen Vizinczey (In Praise of Older Women). "Trying to make love with someone who is as unskilled as you are seems to me about as sensible as learning to drive with a person who doesn't know the first thing about cars either." Besides, as Benjamin Franklin remarked in a letter urging a young friend to seek the companionship of older women, "They are so grateful...
...Rhodes scholar could articulate the secret of the team's success. "I've never seen a team pull together the way this one is now," said Bradley. "Pulling together isn't just an effort of will. The important thing is that we're getting to know one another - -personally and in terms of the way we play." Injuries hurt the team but, preaches Bradley, "adversity tends to make a team pull together. Everyone thought we'd be down, crippled. That's where pride comes in. I admit I'm sort of a believer...
...fast play the shot will slide off my stick like a golfer's slice. But with the curved stick I can hold the puck a second longer, have better control when I fake the goalie, and then whip it into the corner with the left-hand spin and know it won't trail off." Other players say that the sickle stick helps them to scoop the puck off the boards and, by cradling it inside the curve, shield it from the goalie's vision. This new-found control, which is roughly similar to that afforded...