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...down the disastrous path to the Abu Ghraib scandal. At Guantánamo Bay, the early interrogators not only abused the detainees, they tried to belittle their religious beliefs. I'd heard stories from a friend who had been there that some of the 'gators even tried to convert prisoners to Christianity. These approaches rarely yielded results ... My group is among the first to bring a new approach to interrogating detainees. Respect, rapport, hope, cunning, and deception are our tools...
...free-throw line as being a weapon for our team,” Amaker said. “For us to have success this season, we think that’s a key stat line for our ball club—attempts and hopefully the ability to convert from there. We were able to do both this afternoon. 29 attempts and certainly making 23 of 29 attempts, that is a pretty good percentage overall for our team.” —Staff writer Ted Kirby can be reached at tjkirby@fas.harvard.edu...
...Crimson’s nine power-play opportunities, that was the only one time it managed to convert...
...about getting to the free throw line as being a weapon for our team,” Amaker said. “For us to have success this season, we think that's a key stat line for our ball club—attempts and hopefully the ability to convert from there. We were able to do both this afternoon. 29 attempts and certainly making 23 of 29 attempts, that is a pretty good percentage overall for our team.” —Staff writer Ted Kirby can be reached at tjkirby@fas.harvard.edu...
Modern it certainly is. Santa Coloma is the first city in Spain to convert its municipal burial place into what is essentially a power plant. The installation consists of 462 solar panels spread over roughly 10,700 sq. ft. (1000 sq. m.), and has a capacity of 100 kilowatts, enough to meet the energy needs of 60 families. (See pictures from Spain's madcap tomato festival...