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...cosmic assumptions of his own; seeing them in your bluebook, he can only applaud your uncommon perception. For example, while most graders are politically unconcerned, not all are agnostic. This is an older generation, recall. Some may be tired of St. Augustine flattened by a phrase or reading about the “Xian myth.”)Carswell’s further discussion of the O.A. is quite to the point—he himself realizes its superiority to any E., however A. His illustration includes one of the key “Wake Up the Grader?...

Author: By A Grader, | Title: A Grader’s Reply | 1/12/2006 | See Source »

There are even tantalizing hints that those healthful habits may also prevent or delay Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia?although that conclusion is controversial. "I would phrase it differently," says Marilyn Albert, director of the division of cognitive neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. "What the studies have done is to take people who are middle-aged and elderly and look at what maintains good brain health...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Staying Sharp: Can You Prevent Alzheimer's Disease? | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

...that you have a serious illness. But this time the doctor says, 'You have only 24 hours to live.' What did you miss? Who did you not get to be? What did you not get to do?" The room was silent. After a while, each planner jotted down a phrase...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Book Excerpt: The Rest of Your Life | 1/1/2006 | See Source »

JUMP THE COUCH Tom Cruise gave rise to this phrase, denoting the point at which people seem to lose their marbles, when he hopped on Oprah's sofa to declare his love for Katie Holmes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Year in Buzzwords | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

...constitutionality of the secret executive order on the Sunday morning news circuit—talking about? It’s worth noting that the power of “executive order” is nowhere to be found in the Constitution. Instead, there is a boundless and vague phrase that, not unlike the “necessary and proper” clause taken to mean that Congress can legislate basically anything, leaves it open for debate: “the executive Power,” with a capital ‘P,’ “shall...

Author: By Peter C. D. Mulcahy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spying on the Homeland | 12/19/2005 | See Source »

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