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...Braff's character in Garden State, James is a visitor in his hometown, convinced that bigger is better (his goal, naturally, is to move to New York). But that's where the similarity ends. James is no morose hipster caught up in memories of the past. Nor is he Benjamin Braddock, lolling about, passively awaiting seduction. James is seeking the future as fast as he can and resenting any minute he has to spend in this awful present...
After Turner's report, Lieut. General Benjamin Freakley, head of the Army Accessions Command that oversees USAREC, asked the Army inspector general to conduct a nationwide survey of the mood among Army recruiters. The Army also ordered a one-day stand-down for all recruiters in February so it could focus on proper leadership and suicide prevention. The worsening economy is already easing some of the recruiters' burden, as is the raising of the maximum enlistment age, from 35 to 42. But with only 3 in 10 young Americans meeting the mental, moral and physical requirements to serve, recruiting challenges...
...first year Harvard Kennedy School student who said he frequently parks his Honda Civic at the garage. Though he said the rate reduction would probably not induce people to switch vehicles, he said that the initiative “definitely increases awareness of environmental issues.” Though Benjamin J. Muchler, a Boston resident who owns a Volvo SUV, will not benefit from the discount, he said he supported the hotel’s decision. In addition to parking discounts, The Charles is honoring Earth Day by opening a “juice bar” in the garage...
...right-wing Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was sworn in on Tuesday, and its refusal to accept a two-state solution with the Palestinians has already set it on a collision course with the Obama Administration...
...would bat an eye for these victims of the marketplace, of course, were it not for their perceived importance in the healthy functioning of American civic life. This reputation, couched in the irreproachable quotations of Founding Fathers from Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Franklin, has directly led to desperate calls by otherwise cool-headed individuals to save a business model that successfully marketed itself as the sole producer of reliable truth in an otherwise highly competitive and vibrant economy...