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...regardless of how punitive the guidelines, the real concern is that they would restrict judges' ability to assign a punishment appropriate to each individual crime. Such a system, much like mandatory sentencing, eliminates a judge's experience and wisdom from the sentencing process. Instead, the decision is made by a grid that cannot consider any of the intangibles that might make a difference to a judge. No two crimes are the same; ignoring the circumstances does both defendants and prosecutors a disservice...
...assign a task force to "...redefine how war is fought...
...jurisdiction that we have is dependent on what I assign people to do," Riley says...
Teamwork also creates buddies. On housecleaning day, divvy up chores and reward collaboration by treating the whole family to a movie. Another trick: assign kids tasks to accomplish together without adult aid. "When my two kids were in elementary school, they used to prepare dinner for us occasionally," Stewart said. "We ate a lot of Campbell's tomato soup and grilled-cheese sandwiches, and they learned to cooperate...
...loved MrSwap--even though it deals only in music, video games and movies--because it's so simple. To list things for trade, all you do is type in the name of the item and assign a number of "swap points" indicating how much you think it's worth. One swap point is about $1, and you can easily pick a value by comparing your item with those of others on the site. For example, when I posted my Lauryn Hill album, I saw that 31 other people had grown tired of her as well. So I picked a relatively...