Word: passion
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...disturbing to picture your kindergartner in a casino, but maybe you ought to try. American kids are born into a culture that loves its gambling, and the passion is only growing, as financial hardships sweeten the ever alluring prospect of a lucky break. The danger, of course, is that gambling can lead to compulsive gambling - and compulsive gambling can be a life wrecker. Now, a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggests that it may be possible to spot the people most at risk when they're as young as 5 years old. (Read about the significance...
...game on a high note, the Crimson held the Bison to a single goal in the fourth quarter, while putting three in the net on the other end of the pool. The players attributed the victory to a high level of teamwork and an increased level of intensity and passion after losing to the Bison last week.“We were going all-out all four quarters,” co-captain Devon MacLaughlin said. “We played a great game.” MacLaughlin forced four Bison ejections throughout the game. Her efforts were complemented...
Frances R. Cardullo—the owner of Cardullo’s Gourmet Shoppe whose passion for food, travel, and the Red Sox made her an icon in Harvard Square—died last Wednesday at the age of 68. Born in Winchester, Mass., Cardullo—who underwent a gender reassignment surgery recently and identified as female—grew up in Cambridge and attended Tufts University. She earned a flying license at an early age and worked as a contract pilot for two decades before returning to take over the store, which had been founded by her father...
Despite the passion of the debate and the divisions it revealed, Chan, Collins, Flynn, and Shafrin all said they thought the discussion was a positive step for BGLTSA...
...disco producer Giorgio Moroder, Donna Summer, and lead singer Karen O’s love of dancing as inspirations, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs promise to drop a record that sounds little like their previous, steadfastly rock-based work.Fans of the YYYs are well aware of Karen’s passion for prancing across the stage at shows in loud costumes, but never before has the rest of the band (always clad in I’m-not-here black) seemed so enthusiastic about tripping the light fantastic. While the album will not be officially released until April...