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...some were downright annoyed that they were expected to cheer for the contestants. “I didn’t want any of them to win,” groused Mihir Gupta ’10. “What incentive do I have to get a sore throat so that other people can get an iPod?” Strong words, but maybe this bitterness ties to the slightly manipulative nature of the dance-off. In fact, how do we even know that an iPod was given away? “I have pictures,” says...
...incident and noted that Owens was out running routes in the afternoon heat. "We're gonna have fun with it," James said. "He prides himself on taking care of his body. Lucky he wasn't in his hyperbaric chamber." Owens is a big fan of the chambers for healing sore and injured muscles; he's even flown a portable unit to away games...
...Because it is part of her schoolwork, Roman's internship is unpaid. The subject of pay is a sore point with critics. "It's ridiculous that kids will enter the work world bearing tens of thousands of dollars in college debt, and still be expected to work for free," says Anya Kamenetz, author of Generation Debt...
...caveat if your shoulder hurts and you're thinking about an arthroscopic repair is that the ultimate strength of the repair is not achieved until at least 6 months after the surgery - and many studies suggest 18 months is a more correct figure. So, Mr. Rumsfeld (and our other sore-shouldered Americans), please bear in mind: this too costs a lot and takes longer than you might think...
...feelings of ordinary people can be. The ABS's National Health Survey tells us that most Australians consider themselves to be in very good or excellent health, and that the most commonly reported complaints are not ghastly complications of obesity but poor eyesight, hay fever, allergies and sore backs. And while BMI tables say many of them are wrong, nearly two-thirds of respondents consider themselves to be of acceptable weight...