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Perhaps that's why, this time, I won't be disappointed if gas prices stay uncomfortably high. Then I might finally be able to adapt to them. I might relinquish, at last, my selfish fantasy of buying a 300-h.p. sports sedan that uses only premium. I might break myself of the obsessive road-trip habit that caused me to put over 90,000 miles on a new SUV in just the past two years. I might trade in the SUV for a mountain bike and lower my blood pressure as a wholesome side effect...
Four years after it was dissolved, Nepal's Parliament re-opened on Friday with two minutes of silence commemorating the 14 protesters killed during the weeks of bloody protests against King Gyanendra that finally forced him to relinquish power on April 24. It was a historic occasion, but given how contentious Nepalese politics remain, it may also be the last time for awhile that the halls of Parliament display such tranquility...
...line, as the windy conditions made it impossible for both boats to remain aligned at the start for more than a few seconds.The minor setback lasted for precious few strokes. Harvard built a two-seat lead after the first 25 strokes, and the Crimson would never relinquish the lead again.“The plan was that the harder we attacked it, the better our boat would set up,” Kitovitz said. “And the rest took care of itself.”And in between the impromptu start and the choppy water throughout the course...
...inning. The Bears scored two runs before Dukovich was removed in favor of sophomore Brad Unger, who struck out left fielder Adjatay Nyadjroh to end the inning. Although Harvard would strike back with a run of its own in the bottom of the first, the Bears would not relinquish the lead...
Following the opening period, Harvard used the second to gain a lead that it wouldn’t relinquish. After the first seven and a half minutes of the quarter yielded no scores, a Quaker goal with 7:17 to go was followed by four straight Crimson scores. Two of them came from senior Sean Kane, who finished the day with his first hat trick of the season. The three-goal margin at halftime was the closest Penn got the rest of the afternoon...