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Most students, however, have already heard many of the warnings UHS might impart—such as “beer before liquor, never been sicker;” if you are lighter in weight, you are more likely to be a lightweight with alcohol (fancy that); and even if a party punch does not taste saturated with alcohol, it probably is—as your liver will be after a few cups...
...plans to pursue a charge of bail jumping against Durst, for which he could receive a prison term of up to 10 years. And Durst could soon be back in court to face a wrongful-death civil suit brought by Black's sister Gladys Saslaw, which would require a lighter burden of proof than the one he faced for Black's murder. For that, he may have to mount another extraordinary performance. --Reported by Cathy Booth Thomas/Dallas, Simon Crittle/New York and Jeanne McDowell/Los Angeles
...Klein suggests, the pleasure of smoking is both aesthetic and metaphorical. Aesthetic: the votary aspect of lighting a cigarette. The very phrase "cigarette lighter" can refer both to the machine that provides the flame and to the person who clicks his Bic - or, if he's using matches, snicking his stick. Metaphorical: Smoking can represent passive surrender (one ingests the drug without a much greater expenditure of energy than an opium den denizen) or an active assertion of ego (exhaling smoke extends your "space," creates a cloud, a gentle miasma, a box around you). A cigarette is an undomesticated...
...petroleum exporters, we burn large quantities of oil to power the light bulbs that keep this country’s homes and businesses running for many hours after sunset in the winter. What can we do to keep the air a little cleaner and our deficits a little lighter? A 2001 study by the California Energy Commission showed that observing Daylight Saving Time year round would cut winter electricity use at peak times by 3.4 percent—a really impressive statistic because it is limited by fixed electricity uses such as running household appliances. The modest amounts of energy...
...fall cycle will include soups and locally grown fruit, the winter cycle heartier foods such as stews and potpies, and the spring menu will focus on lighter fare such as fish and salad. Each cycle, Breslin says, will include more vegetarian and vegan menu options, many of which are designed by Mollie Katzen, a nationally-recognized vegetarian chef...