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...Angeles woman concurred: "Calling them whistle-blowers sold these women short and subtly undermined the example of conviction and courage they set." Joining the chorus was a man from New York State: "The headline did little justice to their contribution to society. How about calling them just plain courageous...
Like most famous public monuments, Borobudur?the immense Buddhist stupa that rises from a wooded plain in south-central Java like a fabulous, mesmerizing dream?has suffered its share of adversity. It was buried under volcanic ash for centuries; in 1911, its summit was destroyed by lightning; its 2 million blocks of exquisitely carved volcanic stone are slowly sliding down the hill despite an extensive restoration project 20 years ago. Yet she's a game old girl and soldiers on, inspiring pilgrims as powerfully now as when she was raised 1,200 years...
...official at the U.S. embassy says the unnamed injured man, thought to be the driver, was taken to nearby Al Razi hospital, and is in a stable condition following an operation. Kuwaiti and American military police set up guard outside the hospital. Plain clothes military investigators refused to answer reporters' questions saying they just "wanted to see their friend...
...Wait, wait! Don't turn the page yet. We're not talking about actually counting calories. Rather, what we could all use is a better understanding of just how packed with calories certain foods that might otherwise seem healthy truly are. Consider, for example, a 5-oz. plain bagel with 2 1/2 oz. of cream cheese. That must be more healthy than a Big Mac--right? Not necessarily; the bagel with cream cheese contains 640 calories--or 50 more than the Big Mac. Here's another example: 8 fluid oz. of orange juice contain almost the same number of calories...
Because here’s the plain truth: the chances are not good that the Crimson can have an off month, flip the switch on for the playoffs, and then win three straight overtime games and the conference tournament for the second consecutive year. There was a better chance of Princeton beating Harvard in Cambridge by the same score two years...