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Edmondson said that such policies do not properly accommodate international students with homes far away, financially burdened pupils who cannot afford travel expenses, or the studious who prefer to productively pass the vacation...
...first glance, Cheney's blood pressure (106/80) and total-cholesterol level (174 mg/dL) seem O.K., but given his medical history, they are not ideal. Cholesterol levels below 200 are normal for most people. But in a heart patient taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, doctors prefer to see levels from 130 to 150--targets best achieved by combining medication with strict diet and exercise...
Grower champagnes capture the terroir--the unique flavors derived from specific parcels of land--which is often blended away by the big brands in their striving to maintain a consistent house style. The small growers prefer to keep their wines original, and they are often less bound by convention. Chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier, for example, are the usual grapes found in champagne; L. Aubry uses the obscure grapes fromenteau, arbanne and petit meslier for some of its champagnes. Fleury Pere & Fils adopts organic and biodynamic growing methods, which it claims open "the soil and vines to cosmic influences...
...dying while in office--an 87.5 percent chance, in fact, based on the seven of eight eligible presidents who have died by the legend. Many voters--45 percent, to be exact--would probably find this statistic to be the only positive thing about Election 2000, although I personally would prefer to have a president too incompetent to do damage in office over one who voted against the Clean Water Act (our new Vice President-elect Richard B. Cheney). However, a legend's a legend, and a legend doesn't care about personal opinions...
...first year) or be within a concentration that has a specifically non-U.S. focus. Additionally, there are numerous administrative technicalities surrounding the study-abroad process that require students to start planning early and intensively. In short, Harvard's approach to studying abroad induces stress. Therefore many students prefer to take the less attractive but much less stressful option of simply leaving school for a year...