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Obama expects to spend less than 6 hours on the ground, meeting first with the recently reelected Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, followed by a larger meeting with Karzai's cabinet. Later he will attend a rally with about 2,000 troops at Bagram Air Base, and he plans to visit with wounded soldiers at the base hospital. "We plan to engage president Karzai," said National Security Advisor James Jones, in a briefing during the flight, "to make him understand that in this second term there are things he has to do." Among the issues on the table: government...
Ultimately, we were able to attend what was an unremarkable Brain Break. Don’t get us wrong, the standard goods were all there: bagels, bread, chocolate chip cookies, and a full array of cereal. Some dubious but tasty eggplant was also available. But no matter what kind of food is available at Adams’ brain break, it doesn’t really matter if you can’t get in to eat it. Because unfounded and unreasonable exclusivity is never a positive, we're forced to give this par Brain Break a subpar score...
Ellison, who never envisioned becoming an academic, says he originally decided to attend college because he wanted to spend more time with his son Nathan...
...whether it’s a good idea to encourage students to play hooky—yes, academics are the foremost priority at the College and students should dutifully attend to their studies as much as possible. But for the most part, students treat their work seriously and manage to turn in their work in a timely manner. In this context, a trip is an excellent formative experience that should not be discouraged, but rather promoted...
...Raftery believes the Church's handling of child-abuse allegations has prompted many people to challenge its role in modern Irish society. It's estimated that around a third of Irish Catholics attend Mass regularly, but the Catholic Church runs over 90% of the country's elementary schools and holds positions on the management boards of public hospitals - roles that Raftery believes are no longer tenable...