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Amidst the rush of our workaday lives, many of us lack the time to ponder exactly what trade is and why it benefits us. Yet, the answer is short and sweet. Trade means voluntary exchange between human beings, where "exchange" is meant in the broadest possible sense. Economists are usually interested in the kind of exchange that involves goods, services, currency and financial assets. Nonetheless, the logic of these "economic" exchanges is identical to the logic of every kind of nonviolent social interaction...
...what do you get for your pittance? The cool-down procedure reads like the recipe for creating a modern-day mummy. At the news that the end is near, folks from the Cryonics Institute (CI) rush to the scene and await the inevitable, as undergoing the freezing process while still alive is illegal. When you are pronounced "dead," the cool-down immediately begins with application of ice to your head and body. At this point the powerful anticoagulent heparin is injected to prevent massive blood clots from making you even deader. Then your clammy corpse is transported...
...risk of inflating the significance of increasing members in Greek organizations (News, "Rush Hour," Feb. 23), the recent explosion of interest in such groups should trigger an examination of the House-centered College system. Although the two spheres of social bodies may not necessarily intersect (especially as rush targets first-years) and can meet different needs, the core missions of many Greek groups include strengthening camaraderie and organizational allegiance, offering outlets for community service and providing support and advice for its members--many of which fall under the purview of the House system. If the Houses are not adequately addressing...
Tiger winger Brad Parsons stole the puck and flew down the ice on a two-on-one rush for Princeton. Parsons stepped around a diving Crimson defender and rifled the puck over Jonas's left shoulder at 2:21 to make the score...
...traffic at dangerously high speeds? Just ask Derrike Cope, 42, who won the Daytona 500 in 1990 and now calls races for the Fox Sports Network: "There is nothing like sitting in a projectile going 190 m.p.h. on the brink of going out of control. It's the sheer rush, touching every emotion you have." And a potentially lethal rush: three other NASCAR drivers died in the year leading up to Dale Earnhardt's crash...