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...ragging problem is a legacy of the British, who imported the practice to India from elite public schools back home. But while experts say extreme forms of hazing have all but disappeared in Britain, they continue in India and other Asian countries. Like mild hazing in the United States, ragging in its more innocent forms - students forced to address seniors as "sir," answering their questions and doing their menial chores - is defended as a way to create camaraderie and build character. In an essay about his experience at the prestigious St. Stephen's College in Delhi, writer Amitav Ghosh describes...
...convenience to President Pervez Musharraf, Benazir Bhutto's friends and political rivals wondered how she, a populist democrat, could live with him, a military dictator. The mystery deepened when Musharraf declared a state of emergency and began a massive crackdown on democratic institutions--and Bhutto responded with only mild criticism, refusing to rule out a power-sharing arrangement with him. Some said her motivation was pure self-interest: she was that desperate to return to power. Others bought Bhutto's explanation that a deal with Musharraf would allow Pakistan a smooth transition to democracy. And conspiracy theorists concluded that...
...which the titular question is asked and the response is always, “Drinking water.” Copious amounts of water are then consumed. RLD: After nearly three gallons of water in under 50 minutes, Davis again began to sweat profusely and suffered from a mild case of overactive bladder syndrome. AFN: Diagnosed with acute hyponatremia, a condition marked by electrolyte imbalances, priapism, and low blood sodium levels. Briefly hospitalized. ANALYSIS OF RESULTS After AFN’s stint in Mount Auburn Hospital, the study was aborted. Planned but unperformed experiments included playing “45:33?...
...going to play Moss?’” Brolin says.Shortly after “Grindhouse” filming ended, Brolin learned that he would, in fact, play Moss in a film adaptation from Academy Award winning duo Joel and Ethan Coen.In the story, Llewellyn Moss, a mild-mannered Texan welder, discovers a large cache of drugs and money at the horrific desert site of a drug deal gone bad. He chooses to take the money and must evade the pursuit of a terrifying man guided only by a twisted moral code. TROUBLING PARALLELBut two days after being cast...
...books. It also disclosed that it's holding almost $135 billion in securities for which there are no observable market prices--meaning that their valuation is determined by guesstimation--and is involved with another $167 billion in off-the-books CDOs and special investment vehicles. The normally mild-mannered stock and credit analysts who follow the firm reacted with downgrades and criticism--their main complaint being that Citi had been so slow in fessing up to problems that they fear more to come...