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Also, shades of the dog who didn't bark, the Post reveals that investigators are paying close attention to what the praying co-pilot didn't say: "There was no shocked expletive or puzzled comment, as pilots typically make in an emergency or when highly computerized aircraft suddenly take action without pilot input."
Their arcades, fluted pillars, and mosaic tiles are teetering on last legs, praying for restoration miracles.
Say it loud, and there's music playing; say it soft, and it's almost like praying.
Reading Posner on any of these subjects makes it difficult to shake off the mental image of the bemused libertarian rooted to the sticky floor of his local Safeway, fiendishly applying his cost-benefit quadratics to the Charmin in one hand and White Cloud in the other--while myriad little Posners hop around at home, praying for his return.
"LOVE BADE ME WELCOME"--Maybe one of those hip churches that's very pro-sex, within the bonds of Christian marriage, which means that after a passionate act of love, the wife has to go get the husband a sandwich and a beer while he just lies around sweating and praying.