Word: mellows
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...come to believe that he witnessed two modern miracles. But for Lindh, 21--raised amid the mellow comforts of California's Marin County and charged with betraying his country--another miracle came to pass last week in a northern Virginia courtroom, where defense lawyers and federal prosecutors announced a plea bargain. The deal abruptly ended the case against Lindh, who pleaded guilty to charges of aiding the Taliban and possessing explosives; in exchange, the government dropped terrorism and conspiracy charges that could have brought him three life terms plus 90 years. Federal District Judge T.S. Ellis III must approve...
Universally described as friendly, mellow and laid-back, Ramsey was a talented pitcher—the top high school baseball recruit from Arizona—and took considerable pride in his easy-going West-coast persona...
...could talk to the guy about anything,” said his former Quincy roommate, Christopher J. Eitzmann ’00. “You came in and he was always playing great music, mellow music, sometimes playing it himself on his guitar. And he never seemed to be in a bad mood...
...Heel. Mellow. An increasing number of veterinarians are prescribing human psychiatric medications for dogs and cats with behavior problems. The drugs have not yet been specifically approved for this purpose by the FDA, although the practice is legal. Says Nicholas Dodman, director of the Tufts University Animal Behavior Clinic and author of a new book, If Only They Could Speak: Stories About Pets and Their People (Norton): "It's got to the point now that if you don't know something about behavior-modifying drugs, you can't provide full treatment." Mild cases of misbehavior involving housebreaking and chewing...
...academics are very similar in how demanding they are. It’s the fit,” Conroy says. “The typical Stanford student is a little more mellow, a little more laid-back. I think the Harvard student is a little more proactive, a little more aggressive—and I don’t use the word negatively—academically...