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...Like Seabiscuit, who lifted American hearts during the Great Depression, there was little in Silent Witness's background to suggest he would one day be so dominant. Born in Australia, Silent Witness is the son of El Moxie, a middling U.S. sprinter, and Jade Tiara, a winner of minor Australian races. Because of his modest pedigree, Silent Witness was sold as a yearling to horse trader David Price for just $39,000. He was also gelded, a procedure in which a thoroughbred's testicles are surgically removed. It's commonly done to colts that have no stud value, or that...
...formula, and they follow it well throughout the record. In many ways, the group recalls Huey Lewis and The News circa 1983; rockers uncomfortable with innovation, they stick to tried-and-true trends. They trot out the cut-time bridge, the major key resolution to a minor key tune on “The Take Over, the Break’s Over,” the phaser-distorted vocals on “I’m Like A Lawyer with the Way I’m Always Trying to Get You Off.” The variety...
...conception,” the narrator says.Throughout the book, Adolf does not become evil as a result of his choices or his environment; he is born evil and further shaped by the devil-narrator, who carefully sends him “dream-etchings” and minor commands. But what Mailer—who once championed the cause of existentialism and wrote forcefully on the need to “act, and act dangerously”—does not seem to understand is that by transferring agency away from Hitler, he has also transferred away responsibility.Are...
...night at the Malkin Athletic Center. Playing in its home opener, Harvard (0-2, 0-2 Hay) came out on fire but couldn’t maintain its rhythm through the match. In fact, when co-captain and starting setter Dave Fitz had to leave the game with a minor ankle injury before the start of the fourth frame, it seemed that the Crimson had little chance of challenging the Highlanders (3-0, 3-0). But Harvard’s lone rookie, Gil Weintraub—who started the game on the right side and finsihed with 17 kills...
...improvement for students who wish to pursue two somewhat-related fields, but who are not sufficiently interested in their intersection to write a joint thesis. To top it off, the EPC has allocated a generous amount of resources to the nascent program, ensuring that even in pursuit of these minor concentrations, students will be advised and assisted well...