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...half, the Eagles led, 2-1 and held a slim advantage in shots, 8-6, also trailing the Crimson in penalty corners by a 2-0 margin...

Author: By Timothy J. Walsh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Falls Prey to Eagles | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...swing state in the mid-1990s, bestowing statewide office to politicians of every stripe, from doctrinaire conservatives (Rod Grams) and old-school liberals (Paul Wellstone) to a flaky, funky former professional wrestler (Jessie Ventura). Al Gore and John Kerry both beat George W. Bush in Minnesota, but by surprisingly slim margins. And in the 2006 midterms, when Democrats were knocking off incumbent Republicans across the country, Minnesotans dared to be different by re-electing their Republican governor, Tim Pawlenty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Races to Watch '08: Franken May Get Last Laugh in Minnesota | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...nonprofit Sutton Trust, cognitive test scores of bright 3-year-olds from the poorest British households drop around 30% by the time the children reach age 5. As kids grow, so does the education gap. The chances for smart-but-poor Britons to reach top universities are slim. A 2006 study for the Bonn-based Institute for the Study of Labor found that Britain had the lowest social mobility of the 12 developed countries surveyed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stuck in Class | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

...Akai has never weighed more than 100 pounds, and is so slim that her waist is swimming in Zara's smallest size XS skirt. She doesn't need to lose any weight. But Japanese girls obsessed with diets tend to jump at any trendy new ones, so, when Akai heard about a popular actress who'd lost 26 pounds through the Morning Banana Diet, she had to try it. And the dearth of bananas as her local supermarket, and many others, is testimony to the popularity of the new dieting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan Goes Bananas for a New Diet | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

...first trimester experience heightened sensations of bitterness. It makes sense that temporary supertasting abilities act as a protective mechanism in the baby’s most crucial development stage. In the modern world of abundantly processed food where risk of dying by munching the wrong shrub is slim, though, this evolutionary relic may be disadvantageous. In addition, heightened gustatory awareness often condemns supertasters to a life of picky eating. Though they are blessed with a heightened gustatory experience, supertasters are often repulsed and overwhelmed by flavors. The abundance of picky eating children corresponds to the fact that people are more...

Author: By Rebecca A. Cooper, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A Matter of Taste: The Super Palate Curse | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

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