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Next time you’re in a rush to run to lab or turn in a problem set in the Science Center, be sure that you don’t let your hurry prevent you from holding the elevator. You never know when the person you don’t hold the elevator for will physically assault you for your “rude” behavior...
...force against them but said she could not guarantee their safety from "marauders" seeking revenge for last week's slaying of protesters. "What he did calls for a serious trial," Otunbayeva told Reuters on Sunday, adding, "To be honest, we can hardly restrain those who are ready to rush there [to his stronghold] with rifles." (See pictures of the struggle for power in Kyrgyzstan...
Something about Henri Matisse always brings to mind the famous line from Andr Gide: "Do not understand me too quickly." Isn't that what we so often do with Matisse? We rush to indulge in the pleasures his art provides without coming to grips with its complexities. Compared with the Cubist-period work of his near contemporary Picasso - one picture after another that can be like a cheese grater for the eyes - even the most recondite Matisse is pretty beguiling. All those canvases flush with rose pink and aqua, filled with dancers and flowers and fruit - it's hard...
...were very aggressive,” Purcell said. “We created a lot of opportunities on offense, and we didn’t really rush things this time, so a lot of the goals we got were in the last five seconds [of the shot clock]—which is a really good thing, because we were able to finish and not throw the ball away...
Across the river, biology graduate student Sebastián Vélez is weaving his bike through morning rush hour, his six-year-old daughter in tow. Their finances are better now than they’ve been in years. Mariana’s clothes come from stores, instead of the Salvation Army. She gets a piano lesson once a week. And last year, Sebastián even took her and her step-sister, whom he also helps support, to Niagara Falls for a weekend. Not long ago, Sebastián won the equivalent of the grad student lottery...