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...region's democracies, General Sonthi's coup is widely welcomed. Filipinos?who endured 14 years of authoritarian rule under Marcos?see Thaksin's military ouster as a portent of embattled President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's own political demise. Arroyo was a big Thaksin fan. She applauded "Thaksinomics," as his pump-priming policies were termed, and even vowed to "do a Thaksin" on her country's drug dealers after he unleashed a killing spree in which more than 2,500 drug suspects died. But Arroyo's popularity slumped to record lows amid allegations that she cheated in the 2004 election. After...
...first half to get really riled up. When they did reach that point, they lived up to the standards of past Harvard-Yale games. The crowd consisted not only of Harvard students, but also included a number of alumni from around the country and overseas. Its enthusiasm helped to pump up the energy of the team as it went into the second half of play with a vengeance. “It was a huge boost,” Kerr said. “We felt the home field advantage today—no question about it. It lifted...
...Pills, supplements and hyperbaric chambers? It's all part of the modern-day medicine cabinet for wounded athletes. During an appearance on MTV Cribs three years ago, Owens was agog over the healing benefits of the chambers, which basically pump a high concentration of oxygen into patients under deep-sea pressures. The pure oxygen flows into the bloodstream, helping with wounds that might otherwise be difficult or impossible to heal, says Dr. Jeff Stone, medical director at the Hyperbaric Medicine Unit at Presbyterian Hospital's Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine in Dallas. The chambers have helped diabetics, cancer victims...
Having vanquished Venezuela's political establishment, Chvez has set his sights on bigger targets. Exploiting the fact that the U.S. gets about 15% of its foreign oil from Venezuela, he pushed the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, of which Venezuela is a founding member, to pump up crude prices. In 1998, Venezuela's state-run oil monopoly, PDVSA, earned less than $14 billion in export revenue; this year it is expected to rake in almost $40 billion. In 2002 the White House was widely perceived to have backed a failed coup attempt against Chvez. (The Bush Administration denies...
...efforts with the administration to tackle the usual logistics and devise a large-scale alternative that will still draw big crowds (e.g. Ben Folds could return and sing “Yale Sucks” for three straight hours). More relaxed house events could be held in Cambridge to pump people up for The Game as they did before last year’s pep rally. In the end, the tailgate is about camaraderie. While booze facilitated it in years past, it doesn’t need to be the sole focus of the event. We will have fun regardless...