Word: impaction
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...that has had to reinvent itself into a rehabilitation facility to care for soldiers with wounds that they never would have survived in previous wars. By and large it has done an excellent job. Failing to identify the excellence at this fine institution will no doubt have a negative impact on morale, and that, in the long run, hurts those who come in harm's way. We could do better for our wounded, but there is no scandal here...
...valid as monotheism. But evangelical pundit Chuck Colson favors Bible-literacy courses. "Would I prefer a more explicitly biblical Christian teaching?" he asks. "Of course. But you can't do that in public education. What you can do is introduce the Bible so that people are aware of its impact on people and in history and then let God speak through it as he will...
...popularity of liqueurs has soared, with almost 12 million cases imported in 2006, an increase of 5 million cases since 1995, says Frank Walters, senior vice president of research at M. Shanken Communications, which publishes the authoritative trade magazine Impact. David Henkes, from market-trends company Technomic, says affluent boomers in particular are drawn to "the perceived status symbol of liqueurs and are shifting their spending toward the higher-priced products." But what's really driving the category, says Walters, are younger drinkers. They were first targeted by German producer Jägermeister, whose marketing team hired young women to stage...
...This new gift will have a dramatic and long-lasting impact on the Law School, and particularly on the educational experience of our students,” Kagan said in a statement...
...also not trying to imply that these communities are ungrateful for our help. Service trips have undoubtedly had an extensive impact on the development of regions—especially regions struck by serious disasters, such as the Gulf Coast. Gayatri S. Datar ’07, a leader of multiple trips to the gulf coast, observed that “volunteer efforts are really what’s pushing things through” in the Gulf Coast region...