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...thought she had the perfect marriage. She and her loving husband of 21 years seemed unbreakable. Stark, a family therapist, had nursed her husband through a harrowing liver transplant, and he had patiently encouraged her as she wrote her first book. Then, one day in 2006, returning from a three-week book tour, Stark told her husband she had picked up fish for dinner. He responded, "It's over...
...Tour de France, which kicks off July 5, is a grueling test of human endurance, a three-week 2,175mile (3,500 km) race stretched over 21 stages, nine of them in the mountains. But in some ways the modern Tour is easier than races past. In the early 20th century, competitors pedaled the dirt roads of France through the night on fixed-gear bikes, evading human blockades, route-jamming cars and nails placed on the road by fans of other riders. Between stages, teams feasted on banquets and champagne; before climbs, they fortified with cigarettes...
...after Harvard dropped its first game of the season, 4-1, to New Hampshire—the team that the Crimson had previously replaced atop the national rankings—heading into winter break on Dec. 14. While the young netminder could have let the frustrating loss and the three-week respite between games spoil the rest of her season, Kessler had other plans.She emerged from the break in top form and played the best hockey of her career. Over her next 14 games, Kessler allowed just six goals and tallied eight shutouts, including her 11th of the year...
...governmental crisis has been averted, then at least until Tuesday when the Assembly reconvenes; and if Gaillard can survive until Friday, a three-week vacation may let him complete Tunisian negotiations...
...Across Harvard’s nine graduate schools, the J-term represents an opportunity to engage students in intensive short-term courses and to allow them to travel abroad, though most schools expect to make the three-week winter term optional...