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...workplace, a terrible boss, and a likeable couple falling in love. Its genius is in its simplicity. As great as Dwight and Andy’s budding bromance may be, the secondary characters aren’t enough to drive the plot. Without a solid footing, The Office has begun an inevitable decline into mediocrity. So, next Thursday night at 9 p.m., I’m going to make popcorn and blow off any responsibilities I need to so that I can sit down and watch “The Office” premiere with my friends...
...military] with equality and honesty and was denied that opportunity,” Epstein said in an interview. Choi, who chose to fight his removal from the military rather than resign, said he does not yet know what type of military discharge he will receive, but he has already begun to prepare for potential appeals. In an interview with The Crimson before the event, Choi said he appreciated the stance Harvard has taken in not allowing the Reserve Officer Training Corps on campus because of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don?...
...past] we’ve really depended on the consistency of our defense,” Keating explains. “Games we should have been winning 4-0 or 5-0 we were winning 1-0 or 2-0… We’ve finally begun to depend on forwards and midfielders to score and generate more consistent offense in order to win games. It’s fun being a part of that offense and that type of scoring mentality.”And without question, Keating represents the lynchpin of this suddenly dynamic attack...
...easier said than done. Shifting to what is called a "trauma-based" or "sanctuary model" means training guards (who are formally known in New York as youth-division aides) to better understand how to deal with disturbed kids. But this is a three-year process that has only just begun at some of the state's most troubled institutions, and many of the staff are not particularly well-educated themselves. The transition can also aggravate existing problems, including what the union says is severe understaffing. Training takes staff away from their posts, as do the frequent injuries guards suffer from...
September heralds the six-month dolphin-hunting season in Taiji, a small seaside town in Japan's southwestern Wakayama prefecture. And residents are sensing the attack on them has also begun. The Cove - a U.S. documentary with the air of a spy thriller that has been called "advocacy filmmaking at its best" since its release on July 31 - depicts Taiji's centuries-old tradition of killing dolphins with an unflinching eye on the sometimes gruesome process. The documentarians, led by photographer turned director Louie Psihoyos and dolphin trainer turned activist Richard O'Barry, have stirred both international outcry and acclaim...