Word: levying
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Better yet, I went on Facebook and sent messages to an Ezra Stein, a Levi Stein, two Solomon Steins and a Sigmund Stern. (That's as close as I could get.) It turns out, to my relief, that every human being likes his own name. But Solomon scared me about the nickname Sol, whereas Sigmund--who, of course, writes for the Onion--won me over with Sig and Ziggy. I also sent messages to guys with really unusual first names that we were considering, though I knew all I needed to about those names when I discovered I had mutual...
...winner of our focus group was Oliver, the fake choice we put on the list to see if people would just pick a superpopular name. Griffin came in second, followed by Ezra and then Isaac and Levi. Judah and Edison were right behind, with Zed coming in a shocking ninth out of 20, thus proving I need new friends, because ours are either idiots or trying to sabotage...
...pounded Columbia (1-7, 1-4), 42-28, in front of 12,437 fans at Harvard Stadium.Senior quarterback Chris Pizzotti led a relentless aerial attack on the Lions secondary, throwing for a career-high 376 yards and four touchdowns.He spread the yardage around generously, completing seven passes to sophomore Levi Richards for 103 yards and two touchdowns and six to junior Matt Luft for 110 yards and a score. It was the first time in 33 years that two Harvard wideouts each had 100 yards receiving on the day. Not to be left out, freshman Adam Chrissis added seven catches...
...Pizzotti hits Levi Richards in the end zone for the touchdown—Richards had plenty of room between him and his defender. Patirck Long misses the kick. 12 plays for 93 yards, 4:04 time of possession. HARVARD 6, COLUMBIA...
...gestures seem trivial and inappropriate in the context of unprecedented, and in some sense inexplicable, evil. Putting the point simply, it is impossible to think of a novel, play or film that conveys the full effect of the Nazi genocide. The works that abide - Anne Frank's diary, Primo Levi's recollections of the death camps, Schindler's List - are all starkly factual. (See the 100 best albums, movies, TV shows and novels of all time...