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...have died in the camp, including one man who had a Muslim party logo nailed to his head. The indictment charges that, aside from various forms of sexual violence, prison guards also regularly beat inmates with steel cables, wrapped them in lighted fuses and then left them to soak in vats of water. While the gruesome accounts did not appear to faze the four defendants, who spent their time doodling with pencils or rolling their eyes in disdain, the trial was not without its surprises. Branislav Tapuskovic, the ethnic Serb lawyer for Croatian defendant Zdravko Mucic, claimed that his client...
...Over a well-seasoned consomme or a ripe glass of wine, time becomes something to savor rather than to fight against. A cozy restaurant, or perhaps the common room to your kitchened suite, becomes the world for a few hours. Some music to fill the emptiness, some bread to soak up the sauce, and you will forget about the assignments due Monday. The conversation will flow. Aromas of basil and garlic will fill your senses. You will understand the benefits of social drinking...
...through the first book (The 42nd Parallel) and half the second book (Nineteen Nineteen) before letting my attention wander. The books are heavily influenced by history and are not quick reads. I'll return to them later in the summer, when my mind will be better prepared to soak them...
...couple of us would go down to the clubhouse and soak in the jacuzzi and hang out with some of the Patriots," he says...
Ritter warns that such faddishness has a broader effect: it can soak up scarce investment funds that other businesses could sorely use and thereby reduce employment prospects. Established businesses can also be hurt when their talent walks out the door to join a start-up in the hopes of hitting the IPO jackpot. And some defectors may harm their old employers by cashing in on ideas conceived on company time...