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...Casey, a speed-reader with an ability to assimilate complex information quickly, has one of the sharpest minds in the Government. "Bill Casey's the brightest guy I've met in my life," declares Stanley Sporkin, a former CIA counsel and now a federal judge. Casey's speech grows softer and less articulate, intimates say, when he does not like the questions being put to him. "His mumble becomes decidedly worse when he has to talk to Congress," notes one old friend. Anne Armstrong, chairman of the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, explains that Casey "doesn't spill his guts...
...Knights don't have enough trouble already with Harvard's potent offense, they won't find the Crimson defense any softer...
According to the sport's enthusiasts, skateboards first appeared along the California beaches in the early 1960s among surfers. Not until the mid 1970s--when the clay and metal wheels then used were replaced by faster and softer wheels made of polyurethane--did skateboarding become a widespread...
...Nugent '87 adds, "Girls try for a softer type of image. They're more conservative...
Another crucial difference between the American and foreign games is the kind of ball used in play. Abroad and in Canada, players use a much softer ball, which slows the game and allows players more time to set up properly. As a result, squash is much easier for beginners to learn...