Word: headful
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...from time to time”—Cosby was somewhat of a leader in his group of friends, Toffoli said. Or at least, Toffoli added, he was someone everyone knew and looked up to.Having known Cosby as a “well put together kid with his head on straight” who seemed to steer clear of “gang-like crowds,” Toffoli said the news of the shooting was all the more surprising.A Pokemon card aficionado in his childhood who once amassed an entire book of the much hyped collectibles, Cosby later...
...challenge—be it something huge like her torn ACL in rugby, or something as small as an arm wrestling match,” Radcliffe Rugby co-captain Morgan M. W. Jessee ’09 wrote in an e-mail. “Joo met life head-on, and it’s what I admire most about her,” Jessee continued. “She was an amazing person, a great friend, and her passing has left a huge void in many lives.” Known for her speed and agility, Joo?...
...move that has sparked outrage from Human Rights Watch (HRW), the officer in charge, Lieut. General Vladimir Shamanov - who is named in the ECHR's findings - has been chosen to head Russia's paratrooper unit. "A commander in this position should have a firm commitment to upholding international humanitarian law," said Holly Cartner, the HRW director for Europe and Central Asia, in a report released on May 28. "It's hard to understand how an officer with oversight for operations that have resulted in numerous violations of humanitarian law has been considered qualified to assume this role...
...considering the ECHR's ruling on the Katyr-Yurt attack, Shamanov's new role as head of Russia's élite airborne troops flies in the face of that promise, says HRW. "Lt. General Shamanov presided over operations fraught with human rights violations and civilian casualties," HRW states in the report. "He should be investigated, not promoted...
...been making efforts to assert its place on the world stage though aggressive military actions. Just last week Shamanov said that "airborne troops proved during the five-day war [with Georgia] that they ... remain the backbone of Russia's conventional forces," according to Russian news agency RIA-Novosti. Previously head of the Ministry of Defense's combat training command, Shamanov ordered a change in training last year to prepare Russia's military to fight for the enormous energy resources of the Arctic...