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...third, MIT is guaranteed to be up for the game. Techies in general always seem to get a little bit fired-up about the prospect of bettering their liberal arts neighbors up the river--whether on the baseball diamond or battling for a place in line at a Wellesley kegger...
...joke for about 30 minutes--all with the intent of psyching him out. We talk about his outfit, his planned pace and the prospect of having to hurl next to an attractive water girl. We discuss possible short cuts, we bring up that story about the first marathon guy dying and we even suggest that he wear a Cabot House t-shirt so that when he's lying in a puddle short of the finish line, people will attribute his misfortune to a life-long string of bad luck...
...Beach," he conceded, "I let my guard down, and when I did, I also let Lynda down. But with Lynda's forgiveness, and God's, I put that private chapter behind me." Some voters do not see it that way. In a recent poll the man once considered a prospect for national office got an "unfavorable" rating of 37%, vs. 35% "favorable...
...tiger and rhino parts, and gave them a March deadline. In response, the two countries announced crackdowns on their markets, but wildlife experts were unimpressed. The White House decided to give China the / benefit of the doubt on the tiger issue, perhaps because some in the Administration believe the prospect of increased trade may persuade the Chinese to show more respect for human rights...
...seems inevitable that large segments of the Harvard population will be tempted by the prospect of seeing pieces of their collegiate existence captured on screen to rush to the theater. These same people may also prod non-Harvard friends into going for the same reason. The ensuing waste of valuable IQ-point-hours will be appalling...