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...teammates, some married and most in their late twenties, have never even heard of him, and they laugh at me as I stare and chatter ceaselessly. They fail to understand how the sight of such an obscure, washed-up player could make me so excited...
...year ago GAUTAM GOSWAMI was basking in glory. The Indian press had lionized the district magistrate from the eastern state of Bihar for standing up to his political bosses in order to enforce election campaign rules. The sight of an upstanding bureaucrat efficiently coordinating relief to thousands of victims of monsoon floods in a state notorious for crime, corruption and poverty caught TIME's eye: we made him one of our heroes for 2004. But in August, the Bihar State Vigilance Investigation Bureau charged the 39-year-old civil servant and 10 alleged accomplices with embezzling millions of dollars...
...battling for the title of sailing's best. The Trapani preraces are part of a restructured lineup of annual contests that lead to the finals in Valencia, Spain, in 2007. Trapani's historic port is spruced up for the event with wine bars and VIP tents, while the peculiar sight of windmills and salt flats add a quirky touch to an otherwise Latin coastline. But if you fancy a day trip, hit the road for some truly special scenery. Just 14 km inland from Trapani is the medieval town of Erice. Perched more than 700 m atop a steep incline...
...obviously, deal with documents and texts, the Constitution, the statutes, the legislative history, and that’s where the legal decisions are made,” Roberts said. “But judges never lose sight or should never lose sight of the fact that their decisions affect real people with real lives, and I appreciate that...
...than the Episcopalians, Methodists, Presbyterians, or Unitarians? There are not, but there are also no denominations more in danger of ceasing to exist. Churches that once held the sway of large percentages of the American population are now smaller than several non-Christian faiths, there is no end in sight to their membership collapse, and many are near schism because of unsolvable, usually partisan, arguments among their adherents...