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...fact, the growing respect the Justices have for one another has led to more contact among them under Roberts, not less. "This is a place where rather than hurling aspersions, people will actually sit at lunch and chat and laugh," Thomas says. "When we have formal meetings on the bench or at conference, we have lunch. When I first got here, it was two, three people, a maximum of four. Now--today, for example--it was the entire court, all nine. It is an interesting experience...
...Mind and Body Ss a sports enthusiast and orthopedic surgeon, I am in contact with tomorrow's sports stars on a fairly regular basis. "Courting Eighth-Graders" gave an accurate and somewhat troubling snapshot of the college sports scene and the mind-set of athletes who are looking to enter the world of sports at an early age [Oct. 8]. Academics may not be on the front burner for these kids, but I thought that TIME would at least give honorable mention to the importance of studying and learning. We need to be concerned about academic standards and expectations...
...Coalition of vital intelligence. After Pearce's death, he said, the council met with tribal elders: "We told them, 'Why are our enemies attacking from your area and why are you not stopping them?' They told us, 'It is out of our power.' They are too scared to contact government people or call for aid," Abdali said, "because the Taliban will know and they will face punishment from the Taliban...
...failed to stop despite an escalation of warnings which included hand signals and a signal flare. Finally, shots were fired at the vehicle and it stopped." Unity said, "We deeply regret this incident." Said Cooper: "The State Department extends its sympathy to families of the victims. We are in contact with the Iraqi authorities concerning this incident." For its part, RTI reiterated that none of its own staff were "involved or present when the incident occured," having already been dropped off by Unity...
...bombed the LSAT, or lost a pet, and Darnielle probably touched them in the exact same way. That’s where the real power behind his depressing verses and sing-along choruses comes from—they get the demons out. Darnielle constantly scans the crowd, making eye contact with everyone, allowing his own joy to spill out over everyone. The show consisted mostly of cuts off his 2005 LP “The Sunset Tree,” as well as some standard crowd pleasers such as “No Children.” Even though...