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MANHATTAN’SWest40shavealwaysbeenabattleground:betweentouristsandlocals,musicalsandplays,adultsandchildren.Around65%oftheticketsforBroadwayshowsareboughtbytouristsfromoutsideNewYork’smetropolitanarea.Areliablechoiceforafamilyonthetownhaslongbeenasplashymusicalwithsomeheartylaughs.Buttherecessionisbringingaboutchanges,someofwhichmaybeforthebetter...[
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WHAThappensinpoorcountrieswhentheyreachreplacementfertility?Thelessonofrichcountriesisthattheystaytherefordecades.Germanfertilitydippedbelowreplacementin1970andisstilllow.Americaistheonlyrichcountrythat,havingfallenbelowthereplacementrate,hasrisenbackaboveit.Exceptinafewextraordinarycases—HongKong,Macao,partsofeasternGermany—fertilityhasnotfallentotheverylowrateof1.0.Inmostrichcountries,the...[
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Aconcussionhappenswhenthebrainisshaken,ofteninacarcrashorafallorastriketotheheadinsports.Concussionscanbemild,butdoctorsmayorderaCTscantolookforamoreseriousinjury.Computedtomographyprovidesadetailedimageofthebrain.Butarecentstudywarnedthatmorechildrenthannecessaryarebeingexposedtoradiationthisway.AnationalteamledbytwodoctorsattheUniversityofCalifornia,Davis,studiedhospitalrecordsfromthousandsofchi...[
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Ialwaysrelatethesongtosadness.thelostofyouthandwonderingofinnocentmind...
however,themusicisofnostalgia.loveit.
Doyouknowwhereyou'regoingto?
Doyoulikethethingsthatlifeisshowingyou
Whereareyougoingto?
Doyouknow...?
Doyouget
Whatyou'rehopingfor
Whenyoulookbehindyou
There'snoopendoors
Whatareyouhopingfor?
Doyouknow...?
Oncewewerestandingstillintime
...[
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TomSmithisthebesthitteronhiscompany'sbaseballteam.Forweeksduringtheplayingseason,Tomhitahomerunineverygametheteamplayed.Butthensuddenlyhestoppedhittinghomeruns.Hecouldnothitthebaseballatall.Onedayhestruckoutthreetimesinonegame.Hesaid,"IamafraidIamlosingit."MaryJonesboughtadressinawoman'sclothingstore.Shefeltveryhappyaboutbuyingthedressuntilshegothome.Thensherememberedshehadlefthercreditcardatthest...[
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Ihadmyfirstcryovermyjobtodayandthatwasnotfunatall.
Ihavebeensomuchstressedatworkforthepasttwomonths.Overtimehasbecomeahabit.Knowingtheprojectwon'tbedoneuntilJanuarynextyearandexpectingmorelateeveningintheofficewereupsetting.Itisacomplicatedproject.However,manythingsneedbeingdeliveredbeforeIstartaresimplynotthere.Itookoverthe‘projectanalyst’responsibilityandmarshalarounddifferentgroups‘beggi...[
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RodStewartgotthissexiestvoiceamalevocalisteverhad;-)
Ididn'tknowwhatdayitwas
Whenyouwalkedintotheroom
Isaidhellounnoticed
Yousaidgoodbyetoosoon
Breezingthroughtheclientele
Spinningyarnsthatweresolyrical
Ireallymustconfessrighthere
Theattractionwaspurelyphysical
Itookallthosehabitsofyours
Thatinthebeginningwerehardtoaccept
Yourfashionsense,beardslyprints<...[
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Thetemperaturehasbeenfallingdrastically.FriendsandIgolfedlastSundayandthoughtthatmightbethelastoutdoorgolfoftheyear.Afteraweekofrain,tomysurprisetodayIwokeuptosunshine.Lookingthroughmybedroomwindow,thebleedingoaksandfiringmaplesagainstbluesky,Iyearnedtowalkonthegrassandsmelltheafter-rainaroma.
AndIpackedthegolfbagandheadedtowardthecoursealone.Istartedfrombacknine.Itisaskipathinwinterandha...[
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EnglishisMessedUp
Let'sfaceit--Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoeggineggplantnorhaminhamburger;neitherapplenorpineinpineapple.Englishmuffinsweren'tinventedinEnglandorFrenchfriesinFrance.Sweetmeatsarecandieswhilesweetbreads,whicharen'tsweet,aremeat.
WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butifweexploreitsparadoxes,wefindthat...[
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NEARLY5,000peoplebelowtheageof21diebecauseofexcessivealcoholconsumptioneachyear.Oddly,thishastriggeredanewmovementtolowerthedrinkingage.InAmerica,youngpeoplecanvote,drive,marry,divorce,huntandgotowarbeforealcoholislegallyallowedtotouchtheirlips.Manystatesoncesettheirminimumdrinking-ageat18.Butin1984RonaldReaganoversawthepassageofthe“21law”,whichrequiresstatestoset21astheminimumdrinking-ageorrisk...[
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