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...frequent seven a.m. practices as evidence of their serious attitude towards athletic success. DEVELOPING BODIESThe JV teams that have turned over are also noticing that a significant change in atmosphere comes along with their new titles. Segal says that he found club “a lot less formal,” since they no longer have a coach and are more relaxed about missing games. The more casual attitude about the club sports has encouraged significantly more participation. Segal’s team has “recruited from a few more pools” of people...
...worth a try if you’re a cheese lover. Nothing on Basta Pasta’s menu exceeds $12—more than reasonable, considering that the food is created by culinary experts.Despite the chefs’ fine-dining background, there’s a lack of formality that’s both warm and welcoming inside Basta Pasta’s doors. Russell agrees: “They care about the quality of the food without it being too formal or stuffy.”“I really like going there because the two guys...
...Just exactly how much difference the reduction in Penn's formal role will make remains to be seen. "These things are subtle, and I think it's way too early to tell," says one top adviser to the Clinton campaign. "Finding a new role for him and a lesser role will take time." But time is what Clinton is lacking now, and the early indications are that Penn remains entrenched. The campaign announced Sunday that his duties as chief strategist will now be carried out by communications director Howard Wolfson and pollster Geoff Garin, who joined the campaign...
...showed Japan's desire for cheaper gas. But come May, when 60 days will have passed since the proposal of the tax revisions, the Lower House can approve the bill with a two-thirds majority. The DPJ says that if the LDP does this, then they could slap a formal reprimand against Fukuda. And last November, when the bill to renew Japan's anti-terrorism refueling mission in the Indian Ocean became a point of contention, the DPJ also suggested a reprimand and opposition party leader Ichiro Ozawa left for a trip to China with his senior advisors...
...heroes of teenage soldiers who reportedly jumped to their deaths rather than surrender to the U.S. army as it swept into Mexico City. The ensuing Treaty of Guadalupe ceded some 525,000 square miles of Mexican territory to the U.S. for $15 million, and also included Mexico's first formal recognition of the loss of Texas, which had won its independence in 1836 and was absorbed by the United States...