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...this age of anonymous chat rooms and Lamont glory holes (now filled-in), the possibility of "human contact" is becoming much more distant. With the ever-strengthening communities that have formed on sites like boredatlamont (one writer excused himself on Monday night for dinner and assured other commentators that he would be back soon), online forums could institute a vicious cycle in which the most vulnerable students become reliant on virtual reality as their medium of contact...
...Monday Toyota's Lexus division also moved into the fast lane, introducing a high-performance model, the IS-F Sedan, and a redesigned concept sports car, the LF-A. The F Badge will define a new generation of Lexus high-performance models and the specs look impressive: Lexus says the IS-F Sedan, due next year, will sport a 5-Lt. V-8 engine, producing more than 400 horsepower. It's more evidence that even as the Big Three try to follow its lead into green technology, Toyota has no intention of simply building eco-friendly cars - not when there...
...took that as a directive to tap into the Russian oil that is being pumped to Poland and Germany through Belarus. Transneft, Russia's state-owned transporting company, said today that Belarus started siphoning off Russia's oil on Jan. 6 - diverting 79,000 tons in two days. Early Monday, Polish officials said that Belarus blocked the Russian Druzhba ("Friendship") oil pipeline that carries oil to Poland and Germany. Russia then closed the pipeline to prevent more Belarussian theft. "Now there is a threat to the fulfillment of international contracts between Russian companies and companies in Western Europe and Eastern...
When Ford became Vice President in the fall of 1973, Zeoli began sending him a weekly devotional memo that would be waiting on Ford's desk on Monday mornings. It always had the same title--"God's Got a Better Idea"--and began with Scripture (always from the King James version, Ford's preferred translation) and ended with a prayer. Zeoli sent 146 devotionals in all, every week through Ford's presidency. "Not only were they profound in their meaning and judicious in their selection," Ford said, "I believe they were also divinely inspired." Beyond the memos, Zeoli and Ford...
...right back to business as usual. Sure, he fielded a call of congratulations from Detroit Tigers Manager Jim Leyland - as well as from scores of his former players, but he spent most of the day watching film of his Red Raiders eking out a victory over New Mexico on Monday. And he's been watching film of Oklahoma, Texas Tech's next opponent. He took time out from watching film, holding practice, and a January round of golf to speak with TIME's Adam Pitluk...