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Hell hath no fury like a prime minister scorned, and Grant uses the following day’s press conference to take a swipe at his American counterpart. After the president, sporting the ubiquitous American flag pin, blithely asserts that the so-called “special relationship” between the two countries “remains special,” Grant strikes back. “I love that word relationship. It covers all manner of sins, doesn’t it?” says Grant. “I fear it has become a bad relationship...
...County, Colo., West Jefferson Middle School teacher Martha Swisher sparked a furor by wearing a HE'S NOT MY PRESIDENT button on her coat during a sixth-grade field trip. Republicans in Colorado's state legislature honored the family that lodged the complaint; the teacher now wears a lapel pin to class that features an American flag and a peace sign...
...French Kicks have enjoyed great success over the years and have built an ever growing international fan base. They are hardly the “guitar rock” band Neyfakh would love to ironically pin them as, but instead offer unique integrity among the neatly lumped “garage rock” movement. If “the French Kicks who played Axis were indubitably the very same French Kicks who made One Time Bells,” then consider those who actually appreciate good music relieved...
...just 44 seconds, Harvard came up six yards short. It was a display of clock management which should serve as the model by which others should be taught. And yet the perfect drive ended before the miracle could be completed. If you’re looking for somewhere to pin the loss, I’d suggest you don’t look to that final drive...
...remember your PIN or the names of people you meet, try sleeping on it. Researchers at the University of Chicago found that some shut-eye improved recall of memories made during the day. A group of college students was asked to memorize a series of word sounds; some students were tested for their recall after being awake for 12 hours, others after 12 hours of slumber. The latter group was able to recall more words, leading the researchers to speculate that memories are constantly being stored and consolidated. Sleep may be a way memories are rescued...