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...This isn't the first time that Blair has been singled out for a high honor. In July 2003, Blair flew to Washington to address Congress in acceptance of another award, the Congressional Gold Medal. He never returned to actually pick up the medal. This omission continues to feed speculation, chief among it that Blair wishes to distance himself from Bush. His attendance at today's ceremony at least gives that notion the lie. (See pictures of Bush and Blair's enduring friendship...
...Russia-E.U.-U.N. "Quartet" of powers since 2007, Blair has maintained a surprisingly low profile as Israeli forces move into Gaza. Back in Britain, his substantial legacy - a more affluent and, by some measures, fairer Britain - looks imperiled by the economic downturn. For the moment, a gold medallion, even one given by the lamest of lame ducks and for the most corrosive of reasons, might be the most tangible evidence of his lifetime's achievement...
...Jones said.Jones, who usually swims the 100- and 200-yard butterfly, was one of the Crimson’s two swimmers placing first in more than one individual event. Jones captured his signature 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.34, and also added a new event to his gold-medal repertoire, placing first in the 200-yard freestyle with a 1:41.22 swim.Sophomore backstroker Jordan Diekema also posted two individual wins in the 100-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke, touching the wall in 47.13 and 50.32, respectively.“I accomplished what I needed to accomplish based...
When he measured the force between a gold sphere and a gold plate in bromobenzene, he found that there was an attractive force, as expected...
Indeed, when Munday replaced the gold plate with a silicon dioxide plate, the force became repulsive...