Word: upset
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...considered an upset that the big serioso Steven Spielberg film snagged a Best Picture nomination. (His Munich was a relative long shot; Walk the Line had been favored to nab that last slot...
...pace yourself while drinking. Set a limit to your night’s worth of drinking and stick to it. There is some truth to the saying “beer before liquor, never sicker”: Alternating between different kinds of drinks can lead to headaches and an upset stomach. Do alternate, however, between alcohol and food or non-alcoholic beverages, especially water. Also, skip drinking soda—carbonation can speed up intoxication and increase headaches. Time is the only true way to cure a hangover. Cold showers, exercise, and food will not speed up your body?...
...against teams Harvard has fallen to—Penn, Princeton, and Brown. “After our game [in New York City], I sensed after the game they were very discouraged,” Sullivan said. “The players were discouraged, and you could see the coaches upset. “I give them credit. They bounced back nicely. They are young. They have two young frontcourt guys. They have young perimeter guys. And I think they are maturing.” Against Penn, sophomore guard Justin Armstrong had 23 points of the bench...
...with Psychology 1504: Positive Psychology lecturer Tal Ben-Shahar to get some happiness tips for former tennis partner and soon-to-be ex-University President Lawrence H. Summers. Ben-Shahar suggests a three-prong approach to beating the resignation blues. 1) “He will likely be feeling upset, disappointed and sad. He should give himself permission to be human—to experience whatever he is experiencing and accept it as natural and human,” says Ben-Shahar. 2) Ben-Shahar recommends that Summers should study Harvard psychology Professor Daniel T. Gilbert?...
With most of the world focusing on the Danish cartoon controversy, the upset victory by Hamas, and Iran’s defiant pursuit of nuclear weapons, North Korea’s celebration of the 64th birthday of its “Dear Leader,” Kim Jong Il, last week went largely unnoticed. But although many think that the North Korea crisis has passed because all six parties announced last September that they had reached a preliminary agreement, the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula is far from settled. No progress has been made in carrying out the agreement...