Everything went according to plan, as we were counting on Sastre, Peron and Piil to do really well today and read more

Everything went according to plan, as we were counting on Sastre, Peron and Piil to do really well today and at the last intermediate time it even looked as if Sastre might take the second place, but unfortunately he stalled a bit towards the end.

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout read more

The superstition was that disability of any sort was the mark of the devil. The phrases are in languages throughout Europe: the devil's hoof, the devil's horn mark. It reaches back to early Christianity and the middle ages. Where a child was born out of wedlock, the church cooked up the impression that you'd done something sinful, and something dreadful would result. You will still find, particularly in Greece, people doing a little sign when they see a very badly disabled child – it needs warding off.

Bringing democratic control to the conduct of foreign policy requires a struggle merely to force the issue onto the public read more

Bringing democratic control to the conduct of foreign policy requires a struggle merely to force the issue onto the public agenda.

They've got a lot of guys who can hit the home run so we've got to be ready. And we've read more

They've got a lot of guys who can hit the home run so we've got to be ready. And we've got to tackle Lamont Jordan. He's a big running back, a bruiser with a lot of speed.

I think it really just helps out our team because you have one person in there the whole time, so read more

I think it really just helps out our team because you have one person in there the whole time, so you have that constant defense on the back row. Even if it was anybody else in the position, just having that constant back-row person has helped.

[The cartoon controversy] has struck a chord of public anger. The spark was provided by the cartoons, but it's already read more

[The cartoon controversy] has struck a chord of public anger. The spark was provided by the cartoons, but it's already political, and the target now is the government.

Even if he goes to prep school, I think he still wants to go to Syracuse.

Even if he goes to prep school, I think he still wants to go to Syracuse.

Shooting 34 percent in the state basketball tournament, I don't think you're going to win a lot of games.

Shooting 34 percent in the state basketball tournament, I don't think you're going to win a lot of games.

You ask me for a name to pull out the hat to replace Gibbs if he gets seriously injured tomorrow. read more

You ask me for a name to pull out the hat to replace Gibbs if he gets seriously injured tomorrow. Not one name jumps out at you, because there hasn't been a guy that has actually stood up and put his hand up.