Word: resistable
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Whether or not you're a frequent flyer, chances are pretty good you'll be traveling this holiday season to spend a few days with family and friends. If you can resist the temptation to bring along heavy, oversize suitcases or bulky packages, however, there's an even better chance you'll start the new year without having to nurse an injured back, neck or shoulder...
...Christians who resist the anything-goes tide find themselves in a society that will tolerate almost anything but conservative Christians, says Jim Wallace, a retired SAS commander who heads the Australian Christian Lobby. "Until the '60s the influence of the Judeo-Christian ethic was quite strong, and that was very constraining for people with counter-Christian agendas, like the homosexual lobby, the sex industry, the marijuana lobby. They couldn't really get anywhere until they neutralized that influence." As a result, Christians have been "blasted and denigrated to the point where they are reluctant to stick their head above...
...Nonetheless, getting patients to submit to the onslaught is hard. More than most cancer patients, adolescents dwell in the "Why me?" phase and resist treatment that robs them of looks and vitality. Supple's mother Jenny says he threatened "all the time" to stop taking his medicine and could go for days without speaking. During his numerous hospital stays, his Mum or Dad was always with him, but nurses and psychologists also helped - a coordinated support staff typical of pediatric hospitals. Andrew Young, chief executive officer of CanTeen, a support organization for young people with cancer, echoes the calls...
...Nazi attitudes. Williams College, for instance, was moving to terminate its relations with German universities. The same year that President Conant had tea with Ernst Hanfstaengl, the Chancellor of New York University called on “teachers, scientists and men of letters” to “resist with all their power” the academic policies of the Nazis...
With such a clear and honest message-—and for only $10—who could possibly resist...