Word: weighted
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...turns out that in order to think well, knowledge helps. With Wikipedia and Google, our generation is poor in knowledge, specialized or otherwise. While this would seem to be a weight off our minds, it also makes our thinking less profound. Unlike prior generations, who wiled away the hours between going uphill both ways to school in massive hailstorms by memorizing the works of great authors, we devote our time to YouTube and Facebook, confident that the real information is all there somewhere should we ever need it. Besides the fact that agreeing to disagree long since went...
...operations. For several years, Werbach has worked with the company, which is the nation’s largest employer, to develop “personal sustainability projects” for its staff. At first these included simple steps like recycling, but eventually the program came to encompass losing weight and quitting smoking, among other initiatives. At first Werbach tried to stop this evolution, but eventually one manager convinced him that it was beneficial, noting that healthier lifestyles consume fewer resources. “She said to me, ‘Where do you think all that food comes from...
...small country. In one sense, there's a limited sphere of influence. You could see it with the G20 in Washington: Australia was involved, New Zealand wasn't. That said, the view of New Zealand as a small but honest player gives it the ability to punch above its weight from time to time, and I'd continue to want to do that...
...original version of the story had General Odierno?s weight at 285 lb. (130 kg). The general weighs...
...become much better at moving around the pocket, becoming a scrambler, so I think NFL teams are very interested.”Work began over the summer with extra workouts and extra calories. For the 6’1, 175-pound Berry, it’s been adding weight to a slender frame that might get lost in the shadow of a pro defensive back. And for the NFL-sized, 6’5, 225-pound Pizzotti, the summer meant more focused workouts on the things scouts typically look for, such as arm strength and mobility. This fall it?...