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These Olympics, like those that preceded them, are conducted in the spirit of fair play and sportsmanship--at least until the competition starts. Everything was a grudge match in the cold war days, when, for the U.S., winning against the Russians and their vassals was a patriotic duty. Now it's much more complicated. Russia is pathetic. Nobody has it in for the Lithuanians--but one can learn...
From classical times to today--roughly, from Ben-Hur vs. Messala to the Rock vs. the Undertaker--grudge matches have spiced the playing and watching of sport. Badminton? Fiercely contested by the Chinese and the Danes. Volleyball? Watch out for that Cuba-Brazil match. Swimming? You should hear the trash talking. Basketball? Everyone would love to knock our block off. Man was not automatically civilized simply because he agreed to live, or play, by the rules. He did not abandon rancor, envy or the thirst for vengeance. Just watch any match between Yugoslavia and Croatia...
Maine, California, Colorado and Illinois allow you to invest entirely in stocks. New York gives residents a tax deduction for up to $5,000 in contributions each year. Louisiana will match some contributions by residents. Hurley offers more details about various plans on his website, www.savingforcollege.com...
...some reason I couldn't manage a single trade in a month. (During the same time, I traded five CDs on MrSwap.) Part of the problem could be that WebSwap requires a one-for-one swap with whoever wants your stuff, making it harder to find a match...
Through Lian's bright eyes, China during the Cultural Revolution often seems more deranged than consciously brutal. To mention food, drink or sex is to invite charges of bourgeois decadence. Students are required to master the denunciation article, a form Lian describes as "a slanging match between a couple of fishwives." Villages have names like Communism Is Best Without a Doubt...