Word: weightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...return to school as early as next semester, stop taking immunosuppressants in a year or so and maybe even start enjoying the sort of childhood roughhousing he was always denied. Of course, at 4 ft. 11 in., he probably won't be playing football, but he has been gaining weight, undoubtedly helped by the cookies and cakes he's been baking (and sampling) in the hospital kitchen in preparation for his chosen career as a chef...
UNEMPLOYMENT TOLL How stressful can losing a job be for a family? Serious enough to affect the health of an unborn child. A study in December's Journal of Health and Social Behavior reveals that as male unemployment increases, so does the incidence of low-birth-weight infants. Among pregnant women, stress is a risk factor for giving birth to such babies. The research suggests that jobless families should consider enrolling in stress-management programs where possible...
...disappointment in the rest of the compilation. In 1959: What is Apartheid?, a transcript of a seminar given in Washington DC, we see the Gordimer who we know and admire. Her prose rings pure and true, like good crystal: simple and clear, but heavy with a kind of unexpected weight. This is the Gordimer who spoke because her words demanded to be heard, and these words deserve reprinting because they bear deeply the watermarks of authenticity and tragedy. They are not as eloquent as her fiction, but they evidence the beauty of courage and conviction...
Members of varsity athletic teams are allowed to use the weight rooms at the Murr Center--which was just opened last year...
...think the MAC weight room is under-equipped, but in general there are plenty of other facilities," says Kyle L. Clayton '00, a devotee of the Mather House gym. "Outside of actual weights, there are a lot of options. It's not something that I've ever felt cheated about...