The detainees, who had only committed minor immigration infractions, were held in small cells for 23 hours a day, fed “meager and barely edible” meals.
An amiable joke can be much more effective than darker humor at improving mood, according to recent research from Stanford University.
Scientific American
(Jul 20, 2012)
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
They vented that while they supported the ultimate decision, it should have been made days earlier, before they boarded planes.
Seattle Times
(Dec 20, 2012)
Created on Fri Apr 05 13:07:51 EDT 2013
(updated Mon Apr 22 21:22:12 EDT 2013)
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