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Wilsnack says she has heard again and again from college women that they drink to "get in a party mood." This bears up even at Mount Holyoke College, an all-women school in South Hadley, Mass., a town so tiny it has but one bar. No matter. Before dances, women simply tend bar in their dorm rooms. "We are really shy when we go out. We are not confident," says freshman Chandrika Christie. "But if we drink, we put ourselves out there." Her friend Jenn Richardson says the objective is "to get drunk as quickly as possible." Richardson has built...
...West Wing" against reality is a more suitable exercise for the obsessive-compulsive than it is for citizens trying to determine if it bears any relationship to reality. In my view "The West Wing" treats its topics in a serious and responsible manner. It fairly captures the mood and drama of political decision-making. The show thoroughly explores both sides of issues ripped from current news, and still manages to keep Americans paying attention...
...here will answer that question," he replied, and relations went downhill from there. Previous visitors had met emotional Chechen refugees or reassuring local Georgian officials who denied that there were any terrorists in the 17-km-long valley. This time, perhaps because the visit was unannounced, the mood was brusque and unwelcoming. Well-built young Chechen men with full beards and a young woman in a flowing face cloth slipped past but avoided conversation. They would be unusual in Chechnya, with its more relaxed approach to Islamic dress codes. Other residents were particularly incensed at a request...
...deep unease among honourable Members on all sides of the House at the prospect that Her Majesty's Government might support United States military action against Iraq." Among them is a Labour former junior defense minister and other backbenchers beyond the usual clutch of antiwar activists. The negative mood is washing back on the government's Afghan policy too, evident in the agitation that greeted the announcement last week that 1,700 more Marines were being committed to the fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban forces...
...poetic, but it is a collection of lighthearted, and easy-on-the-ears indie pop songs that go down smooth. Ridiculously catchy songs like “Cowgirls on Parade” or “Wild Bikini” are perfect for that sunny Friday afternoon mood, when you just want something fun to sing along to, and lyrical insight be damned...