Word: tears
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...revolting and disturbing, so naturally, I couldn’t tear myself away. It wasn’t until the motion-activated lights in the stacks went off, leaving me reading about devil worship in a subterranean blackout that I panicked. Grabbing my belongings, I booked it up the stairs, too terrified to wait for the elevator. As I burst back onto the main floor, panting and sweating, I thanked God I was alive and not being forced to drink blood of small woodland creatures. I then spent the remainder of my afternoon reading this book cover-to-cover...
...proved to be a particularly difficult weekend for the Harvard men’s water polo team in Annapolis, Md. Playing five games in three days at the Navy Invitational added wear and tear to a Crimson squad that has already seen more than its fair share of travel this season.Facing a plethora of top-flight programs from the mid-Atlantic, Harvard dropped four of five, obtaining its only victory against the Navy B squad.“At this point in the season, no major changes are going to happen,” co-captain Chris Ludwick said...
...kicking out one black sheep from a paddock, with the slogan: "For more security." The poster became the parade example for furious accusations that the SVP was fomenting racism. Early this month, at a demonstration in the capital, Bern, hundreds of protesters pelted SVP members with rocks; police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd...
...Australia suffering wine gluts over the past few years and the E.U. contemplating yanking out vines. Even California's Central Valley has seen 100,000 acres culled in the past five years. But the premium end of that market--wines costing $25 a bottle and up--is on a tear, with sales growth averaging more than 30% over the past three years. Bill Stevens, wine-division manager at Silicon Valley Bank, expects pricey wine to continue to grow at a double-digit pace, with grape shortages in all premium areas except Merlot...
...excavation site in place under the guise of discovering old Native American artifacts. I brushed off my initial shock and grudgingly took an indirect route to Weld laundry room. At least, I thought, the work must be important if University officials were willing to let a bunch of students tear up the picturesque yard...