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Fair-minded Europeans who read Bush's speech in London last week will surely adjust their image of him. I was particularly struck by this passage: "Because European countries now resolve differences through negotiation and consensus, there's sometimes an assumption that the entire world functions in the same way. But let us never forget...beyond Europe's borders, in a world where oppression and violence are very real, liberation is still a moral goal, and freedom and security still need defenders." Every word of that is true. If Europeans continue to hate the man who said them, they diminish...
...Organizations will] learn how to adjust when they realize that people are going to have to make those tough decisions,” he says...
...make tackles (Raftery’s fourth on the team, with 63) and break up passing plays (he has four interceptions and nine break-ups), the free safety is expected to “quarterback” the defense and get the players in front of him to adjust positioning. In addition, Raftery has been forced to lead by example a secondary that has been banged-up and, as a result, lacking experience in recent days...
...only has Butler evolved into a top-flight cornerback, he remembers how difficult it was for him to adjust to the college game at first and he is now looked to by younger members of the team for advice and leadership...
...Michelangelo’s David. And Borges’ Funes. His Jaromir Hladik. Jay is tortured because it’s lonely at the top, but conscious that he can go no further, climb no higher, get no better. Meanwhile, we’re forced to adjust our standards, reconciling Jay-Z’s raps with “real” poetry—which presumably reach a level of emotion and enlightenment that hip-hop could never approach. He’s just talking about himself the whole time, isn’t he? About how great...