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...relief from Helmut Kohl, his predecessor as Chancellor, whose fondness for woollen sweaters and oompah brass bands reminded many of a past their parents and grandparents preferred not to discuss. Schröder's ease in front of the camera and on the stump helped his party recoup a seven-point deficit in opinion polls prior to last month's election. There's a sense in Berlin that the fun people are clearing their desks. The German Defense Minister, Peter Struck, sang in a rock band; Schröder and Fischer were renowned for their fondness for Cuban cigars...
Cserny registered two of her steals during a period of frenetic, stingy play—a 13-3 final run during which Harvard overcame a seven-point deficit...
...Crimson never led in game three, as Rivier jumped out to a 12-9 lead early and increased the advantage to four, 22-18, later in the frame. The Raiders proceeded to run off five of the next seven points to grab a seven-point lead. But Harvard pulled within two on two kills and a block by Marouf. Rivier would get a timely kill from middle hitter Andrew Chace and benefit from a Crimson unforced error to claim the 30-26 victory...
...sizing up happiness: the day-reconstruction method. Participants fill out a long diary and questionnaire detailing everything they did on the previous day and whom they were with at the time and rating a range of feelings during each episode (happy, impatient, depressed, worried, tired, etc.) on a seven-point scale. The method was tested on a group of 900 women in Texas with some surprising results. It turned out that the five most positive activities for these women were (in descending order) sex, socializing, relaxing, praying or meditating, and eating. Exercising and watching TV were not far behind...
...quick seven-point spurt to start the half had the Crimson up 39-34, but the five point margin wouldn’t last long. The teams exchanged the lead seven times before the Women of Troy claimed it for good with 7:50 to go in the second half...