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...onto the floor, stacking neatly and evenly so that a platform is created (take extra books from the surrounding shelves if needed). Step up with one leg and down with the other, switching your leading leg after every 10. Repeat for a count of 40. Note: for an added boost, leave whatever embarrassing pop music you’ve been blaring for the past 10 hours on and step to the beat. (A word of caution, however, do not jerk your headphones out of your computer since toned legs are not worth being the subject of an embarrassing...

Author: By Kathryn C. Reed, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No Time for the Gym? Work Out in the Library! | 5/5/2010 | See Source »

...Knowing that we were behind in the [first] game and were able to get on top was a real big boost to us,” Walsh said. “[We] got the lid off there and got the 4-1 lead even though they climbed back...

Author: By Stephanie E. Herwatt, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Opens Weekend Strong with Twinbill Sweep | 5/3/2010 | See Source »

...maybe something along these lines—sex, debauchery, etc.—is what it will take to boost attendance at dining hall parties...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Let's Have Sex in Cabot. Not. | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...Obama, who has favored mixing carrots with sticks and made a preference for engagement over confrontation a cornerstone of his foreign policy. On Oct. 19, Obama outlined a Sudan strategy that encapsulated this new U.S. approach to world affairs. Under it, the usual efforts to end fighting and boost human rights would run alongside long-term efforts to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), the deal between north and south that ended their second civil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Sudan: Can This Be the World's Newest Nation? | 4/19/2010 | See Source »

...alliance with the Islamist party may be as likely to handicap ElBaradei's movement as it would boost it. For one thing, it could hasten repression by the state: since 2005, the regime has cracked down hard on the organization, extracting a heavy price for its participation in politics. And some see the cooperative attitude from the Brothers - including a spate of recent Brotherhood-initiated attempts at dialogue with other opposition groups - as a response to the battering they're taking from the regime. (See pictures of Mohamed ElBaradei...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Egypt's Opposition: Will the Islamists Join ElBaradei? | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

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