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...make singular contributions to humanity, and in the case of the Limbu people of eastern Nepal, it is the drink known as tongba. Outsiders rarely get to savor this heady millet brew, which would have remained virtually unknown outside this remote area if it wasn't for the occasional mention in guidebooks. But tongba is like Guinness to the Irish or whisky to the Scots: it's something to celebrate and revel in, and to stumble and sing under its influence...
...Senator Cleland lost three limbs in a grenade accident while serving in Vietnam. Coulter’s moment of “candor” states that since Cleland did not lose his limbs while taking enemy fire he does not deserve the title of hero. She fails to mention the fact that he had already earned the Silver Star for previous action, and that the “non combat mission” was preparing the hill for an upcoming battle...
...blue book.” Like other junior faculty, I was asked to attend meetings, held by Dean Kim B. Clark ’74 and Senior Associate Dean Srikant Datar, to review and reinforce the process that I would go through. No mention was made of these changes at these meetings...
...failing as an investor, Daddy rescued his sagging share in Harken with a windfall contract for oil drilling in Bahrain, despite Harken’s dismal history and lack of off-shore experience. The Bush pedigree bought Dubya his stake in Texas politics, even though his recklessness, not to mention his dope-dimmed mind, would have denied it to anyone else. Then, as governor, he exploited the University of Texas’s state-funded endowment to funnel investment money to his cronies...
...spent just seven minutes less in the box than numbers two through four on the PIM list combined. It doesn’t seem to bother her, though. She’s the career scoring leader for the Crimson—by 87 points. By the way, did I mention she’s a defenseman...