Word: paled
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...sentiment that HRL’s campaign tends toward a sensationalizing of the abortion debate—and HRL would perhaps serve its purpose better if it did not alienate more centrist students in the way this campaign is likely to—these posters are hardly beyond the pale for a University that prides itself on the open exchange of diverse ideas. Students should have enough backbone to tolerate alternate viewpoints without allowing infantile instincts to govern their behavior. Those who claim an equivalent right of expression in tearing down the posters have a horribly impoverished notion of this...
...taking lessons, getting coaching, and taking advantage of going to the gym.” But for students who don’t frequent the gym, even walking from class to class is enough to vastly improve health, according to Simon. “People think walking is a pale second best and a waste of time,” he said, explaining that astoundingly small amounts of exercise can have enormous benefits. Simon’s research found that walking just eight extra flights of stairs a day decreased death rates by 33 percent. In the book, Simon sets...
...genders of the participants. Davenport-Hines argues that Sodom and Gomorrah, "the first novel to present human sexuality as a continuum including bisexuality and the homosexual behavior of married men," opened the closet door for all subsequent literary references. The biographer admires Proust's courage, particularly since the pale, sad-eyed Frenchman was almost constantly concerned that he would be publicly humiliated for his preference, as Oscar Wilde had been not long before. While accepting his subject's neediness, drug abuse and manipulation, Davenport-Hines recognizes Proust's "mastery of human characterization." And the biographer understands his subject's obsession...
...like in the 'hood. And that's what makes New Orleans New Orleans." But New Orleans is already changing. In the 7th Ward, east of downtown in an area that got little flooding, Latoya Crump is overseeing work on her mom?s shotgun house painted a pale minty green with dark green gingerbread trim. But she?s heard that most of the African American residents, who rented their homes, aren?t returning, and she worries that the neighborhood will be gentrified by those with more money. "They keep saying come home, rebuild, but there are no resources-outside of your...
...Feel like a cleansing ale? Try the Kona Brewing Company, tel: (1-808) 334 2739, which offers a range of delicious beers brewed on site. The Big Wave Golden Ale is popular, but if you like a stronger hop flavor ask for Fire Rock Pale Ale. The brewery also helps to organize an annual Brewers Festival (the next is on March 11). This event may not put Kona on the world map the way Ironman does, but in terms of conviviality we know which one we prefer...