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...friends who row find the "rowing is a metaphor for life" idea to be trite, but none denies its truth. Nothing teaches the lessons of life more clearly: the importance of self-directed discipline, of teamwork and cohesion, of sacrifice and toil. Nothing can be so simultaneously frustrating and strangely satisfying. While winning the race is important, equally important is the quality and integrity of the preparation building up to it. And after all that, you still could lose the race by 0.6 seconds--a margin of three feet--as Harvard's varsity heavyweight crew did at last year...
...reason can be seen at 3:15 on a sunny weekday afternoon at KidsWorld, a two-acre Toys "R" Us superstore in Elizabeth, N.J. There are barely a dozen cars in the parking lot. The aisles inside the store are spacious, well lighted--and empty. A row of 20 cash registers stands idle while a lone clerk in a red apron and braids rings up a diaper sale for Kim Essen, 29, and daughters Samantha, 21 months, and Alana, 6 months. As Kim wheels her cart out of the store, she turns and says, "I like shopping here because...
...second year in a row, the Coop will issue a rebate to its members, but students say it only amounts to small change...
...think the few years that the Coop did notgive a rebate hurt its reputation," he said. "Butthe fact that the Coop has given a rebate twoyears in a row shows that the Coop does give backin a tangible...
...Winning two in a row would be gigantic," junior linebacker Isaiah Kacyvenski said. "Holy Cross is our only in-state rival, and the game is a big momentum-gainer. It's huge for our confidence...