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...vacations in places other than Las Vegas. As a six and seven year old, I would whine for a "glamorous" destination where I could hob-nob and sip champagne with celebrities while my older brother complained that our family was rapidly losing its intellectual edge and we needed to sharpen our minds in a cultural environment. So my weary parents opted for the middle-ground: a cabin in the middle of nowhere. Be it Montana, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Colorado, South Carolina or Virginia, we'd shack up in the woods and spend our days horseback riding, cow tipping, mini-golfing...
...these days, the Reform Party has lost its edge. Having now lost the support of its founder and its only successful candidate, the party has stopped being a whetstone to sharpen the political system. Instead, it has become another harmless fringe party on par with the Libertarians. The Reform Party needs to disband rather than go the way of groups like...
...SoBe Wisdom drinks contain ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort and, according to the label, are said to "sharpen the mind" and promote "focused thought...
Harvard is coming off an important 3-1 victory over Ivy League rival Penn on Saturday, and looks to sharpen its play against the non-conference Braves...
...Hostages had been taken, and the campus was under siege. It was all staged, with people acting the role of hostage takers, but there was nothing fake about the purpose. With the school's cooperation, the grim 6-hr. exercise was an opportunity for police and school officials to sharpen their response in an emergency. "You prepare for the worst and hope for the best," says David Robinette, a Greensboro policeman who is beginning his fifth year as Grimsley's school-resource officer...