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...Russians suspect that many of Kadyrov's Chechen police are legalized guerrillas who actively fight with or provide intelligence to the insurgents--charges that Kadyrov's aides shrug off as unproved. According to a Russian officer, these so-called loyal Chechens regularly feed information on troop movements to the rebels. When his unit helicopters into the field, this officer is supposed to inform the area commandant's office, which is staffed by Chechens. But he never lets his chopper land at the planned destination. "I always order the pilot to land some two or three hundred meters away and open...
...year, they claimed, was simply too good to turn down. As recruiting season reaches a feverish pitch, it’s likely that more of my friends will soon be making the same decision. This year, I’m going to do more than shrug my shoulders. To those who haven’t yet signed away the next three years of your lives: I’m not going to tell you not to be I-bankers or consultants because it’s evil, or because you’re “selling...
...honor the FTC list voluntarily. More than two dozen states still maintain their own lists. On Friday, an appeals-court victory for the Federal Communications Commission in a similar suit encouraged the FTC to believe it will ultimately win in court. Either way, the telemarketers won't easily shrug off public ire. "All the telemarketers will have done is increase [the list's] size by 50%," FTC chairman Timothy Muris told TIME. But the fight could take months--at least--as the courts weigh consumer-privacy claims against constitutional protections on commercial speech. For now, do-not-call remains...
What would my father say, if he could, about the just published volume of his letters? You first notice its heft--almost 900 pages, if you count notes and acknowledgments. He might shrug, smile mischievously and say something like, "Gee, these editors must have had too much time on their hands to spend so much of it collecting my letters." Lifting the book, I thought about the weight of a life. We leave imprints of ourselves on this earth: memories, relationships, accomplishments as well as mistakes. All have weight. So do letters; they mark the paths between human beings...
...schoolboy fantasies come true." Now the club is set to expand to Germany, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Lacey has had the most requests from Germans (and the German media), though he's not sure why. "Maybe they like seeing other people get hit," he says with a shrug. The Real Fight Club has a rival in Australia - the for-profit Australian Academy of Boxing already offers white-collar boxing training and competitions...