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...We’re already excited and pumped,” Bajin said. “None of us have played in NCAAs, so we’re excited, but we want to make sure we’re not trying to overdo it, causing any injuries or practicing too hard...
...example: 8 fluid oz. of orange juice contain almost the same number of calories as two fresh oranges. That doesn't mean that Big Macs are good for you or that you should stop drinking orange juice. It does mean that calories count and that it's easier to overdo it, calorie-wise, with some foods than others...
...turnaround. They need to adjust. Many stocks are still expensive relative to their expected earnings, and some pros still foresee a cathartic selling spree that will cause the last bulls to buckle. For anyone overloaded in stocks, it's not too late to sell. But don't overdo it. Even Warren Buffett, a technophobe but also a bargain hunter, just found value in at least one battered telecom: Level 3 Communications. Perhaps the biggest risk now, warns Scott Kahan, president of Financial Asset Management in New York City, is that "by hiding cash in the mattress, you miss the recovery...
...Wear a dress and swimsuit that flatter your particular figure. Statistically and historically, white or nice blues seem to have graced the winners of pageants more than any other colors. Long, sleek and sexy gowns are better than big, puffy prom gowns. Don’t overdo it, yet for the Miss Harvard pageant, I figure anything goes! If you’re a male—I usually don’t recommend this for women in real pageants—show some leg and the cleavage that you worked so hard to produce for the night...
Mercifully, although the catalog essays give an excellent account of the motives behind the portraits (the claiming of sexual and family territory, the presentation of the bride as property and so on), they don't overdo the vintage feminist rhetoric. Perhaps it is true, for instance, that the profile portrait implies male control over its subject. But where does that leave the fact that Renaissance husbands were also painted in profile? Is a woman dressed and jeweled to the nines a symbol of passivity, a man similarly kitted up one of power...