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...case, if you thought the Memorial Church bells were a pain, thank your lucky stars that the Yard is no longer teeming with squealing pigs and other farmyard creatures...
...with age. Couture reclaimed a heavyweight championship after coming out of yearlong retirement in 2007, though he lost his last fight, in November, to current UFC heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar. He's broken an arm, his nose, and suffered an orbital fracture in previous fights, but swears he's pain-free. "My body has held up remarkably well," he says. "I managed to get through nine weeks of camp with no nagging injuries...
Deficits aren't always bad: excess government spending can help alleviate the pain of an economic downturn by encouraging business and curbing unemployment (this is the theory behind the New Deal and Obama's stimulus package). But that doesn't mean that deficits are good, either. The U.S. covers the shortfall by issuing more government bonds, which can drive up interest rates and lead to inflation. Deficits also make it harder for a financially strapped government to deal with unexpected disasters. In fact, the last U.S. budget surplus occurred in 2001, when Washington was able to use fiscal and monetary...
...department senior official who asked not to be named. There is not a single female in the department trained in the "Islamic way" to cane. Nevertheless, prominent Islamic officials in Malaysia have expressed disappointment at the reprieve. "The punishment is light and designed to shame, not to cause physically pain," Harussani Zakaria, an influential cleric, told TIME. "It must be carried out." Counters Amnesty International's Malaysia director, Nora Murat: "Whipping is a form of torture and should not be condoned...
...Kong: 1. The Hong Kong restaurant on Mass. Ave. Heaven for those who love bar fights and MSG. 2. The source of that pain in your stomach the morning after the night you can’t remember (See Scorpion Bowl...