Word: stayed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...College should be commended for letting early-returning upperclass students stay in their own rooms. But there remains a ways to go before Harvard's move-in system is perfect...
...that's only true if you keep an open mind and actually take the time to look at lots of classes. Feel free to drop by a class just to pick up a syllabus or catch a few words from a famous professor--nobody cares if you don't stay long...
...fact, insured losses topped $18 billion. In Dade County alone, the storm destroyed 63,000 homes and damaged 110,000 others. Nine small insurance companies failed. Large companies raised rates, dumped policies and tried to pull out of coastal areas, but regulators forced them to stay. The "reinsurance" companies, which in effect provide insurance to insurance companies, also got queasy and sharply limited coverage...
That scene captures some of Danticat's essence. Her pleasant serenity in person is really evidence of her inner confidence, her ability to stay calm and focused despite whatever is around her. The Farming of Bones recounts tales of horror, but it never turns purple, never spins wildly into the fantastic, always remains focused, with precise, disciplined language, and in doing so, it uncovers moments of raw humanness. This is a book that, confronted with corpses, has the cold-eyed courage to find a smile...
Trouble is, pumped-up testosterone levels can prove counterproductive. The body has lots of different feedback loops that generally keep it from making too much of any one compound. If testosterone levels stay high for a long time, a chemical switch in the brain is tripped that signals the testes to stop making the hormone. That can cause them to shrink and may make it difficult for users to produce their own testosterone naturally. As if that weren't enough, excess testosterone can accelerate the growth of prostate tumors that might otherwise have taken years to form...