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...RELIGION Raised a Catholic, Miers joined the Valley View Christian Church, an evangelical congregation in suburban Dallas, in 1979. Nathan Hecht, a conservative Texas judge, introduced her to the church, which is unequivocal in its opposition to abortion and homosexuality. While Miers' faith could color her approach to issues ranging from school prayer to assisted suicide, Hecht and Valley View's minister say she would not necessarily back the church's positions in her rulings from the bench...
Miller believes that the fall has already begun. Even the ominous approach of Hurricane Rita, which in late September threatened further devastation to American refineries, failed to drive oil prices close to the post-Katrina high of $70.85--a sign, in his view, that the upward momentum has run out of gas. Miller also points out that oil's rise has been driven by trend-following hedge funds and traders piling into whatever is hot. With the oil price slipping, "that speculative money flow will reverse," as they bet instead that it will keep dropping...
...administration has taken a broad approach to the pub plans, including “researching” comparable campus pubs across the country...
...that it determined whether a school used social norms by posing it as a yes or no question to a single administrator; Wechsler did not ask how or to what extent the schools implemented their campaigns. According to Perkins, the study does not distinguish the social norms prevention approach from other anti-drinking strategies...
...This approach took some of the pressure off of co-captain goalie Katie Shields, as did the team’s overall defensive strategy, which held Ram forward Melanie Kasparek—tied for 10th in the nation with 1.00 goals per game—to just four shots...