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...racing your top competition for the rest of the year, which is nice.”Inspired by the Cornell crew that rowed in his hometown, Mulcahy eagerly awaited the days when he himself would be rowing at the elite Ivy League level.“Just seeing the strength and the power and the speed that these boats could produce made it very appealing and definitely something to look forward to, because our high school team was kind of rag-tag, and getting boats moving quickly wasn’t always too easy to do,” Mulcahy...
...great benefit to their health, it's one of the few forms of exercise they can enjoy and stick to. Running, weight-lifting and calisthenics are not for everyone. And while it's true that yoga alone does not improve cardiovascular health, many practitioners are trim and have increased strength, flexibility and reduced stress. It requires great strength and a little sweat to hold those asanas (poses). Rhonea Williams-Dillard, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
...said she hopes to increase awareness of Uganda’s plight. “There is no value attached to helping to fix the Ugandan crisis,” she said. “I believe that Harvard students have the capacities and backgrounds to bring about group strength that can really help the current situation in Uganda...
...comprehend human action. As Pinsky asserts, “Sometimes from the babble a kind of clarity emerges.” Largely compelling, Pinsky successfully calls the reader’s attention to our turbulent world and the pain and suffering felt by so many today. His greatest strength lies in his ability to tie current events to historical themes of curiosity, oppression, and philosophy. Reading “Gulf Music” conjures the image of a society tired of dealing with pain and desperate for an explanation and an escape. The poems are never trite, owing to Pinsky?...
...balance might scare people away from a practice that offers far more benefits than drawbacks. Yes, yoga--like spinning and running--can be harmful if practiced incorrectly, but its history of more than 5,000 years and its millions of practitioners worldwide attest to its benefits. Besides building strength and flexibility, yoga has been shown to have a positive effect on depression, anxiety, insomnia and core physiology...