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I can’t stop thinking that everyone in the room is staring at my obvious fraudulence, but really, no one has given me a second glance. I walk with a slight limp (due to a pulled quadriceps) and pray that it translates to a cocky strut. I can?...
But while Fried’s physical prowess translates relatively naturally from the ice to the field, his feel for the game also helps ease the transition.
And that dimension will only become more important in the months ahead. Winning the war in Iraq requires Bush's tenacity and will. Winning the peace will demand Blair's insistence on democratic governance, liberal order and further outreach to the Arab world. Blair's motives are not entirely selfless...
Kids have the right to say no. If a grown-up comes to a child asking for help looking for a puppy or for directions, the child should get a trusted adult to help instead. Kids don't have to be polite. We put a huge premium on making sure...
--Fair-trade coffee, which is often also organic and shade-grown, strives to give growers in developing nations a living wage. Coffee is the world's second largest traded commodity, after oil. But many coffee farmers live in abject poverty. Simply to meet production costs, they need to be paid...