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After plowing through the competition at the Cliff Keen Invitational to get to the quarterfinals, Harvard senior heavyweight Jonas Corl found himself in a precarious position in Sin City: up a lot with the odds stacked against...
Perhaps it’s little more than a sad statement about our culture, but North Americans seem to be unable to let sleeping dogs lie when presented with the opportunity for relaxation that is the holiday season. We seem overly keen to fill the void in our daily stress-level with a craven consumerism that obligates one to find the perfect gift at the perfect price for just about everyone. According to a study by the American Research Group, the average American will spend just over $1000 on gifts this season—more than double the average individual...
...agendas, like the homosexual lobby, the sex industry, the marijuana lobby. They couldn't really get anywhere until they neutralized that influence." As a result, Christians have been "blasted and denigrated to the point where they are reluctant to stick their head above the parapet." A counterattack, says the keen strategist, is overdue: "As a soldier, I know that you have to take the high ground. And the high ground is government...
...feet. Often they had to retrace their weary steps. The bush remains as trackless today as it was then, a labyrinth of wood and rock. Few know its secret corners and paths as do modern explorers like Brown, Andy Macqueen and Wyn Jones. Macqueen, his battered hat shading keen eyes and deep laugh lines, navigates with Caley's journal bearings as if he had accompanied the explorer himself. For 40 years the unflappable historian has ventured deep into the bush to retrace the footsteps of long-ago explorations through some of the region's most challenging country. "That sense...
...revolutionary has ruled over a centralized socialist system, repressing dissent and supporting armed attacks against American targets. Seif, 32, is believed by many analysts and diplomats to be Gaddafi's probable political heir. He is a doctoral student at the London School of Economics, a skilled artist and a keen tennis player who frequents the courts of Tripoli's Regatta Club, a favorite beachside haunt for the city's resident expatriates and Libyan élite. With no official role in government, Seif heads the Qaddafi International Foundation, a quasi-independent organization that has negotiated hostage releases and sent relief...