Word: ades
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...virtue, but a hidebound, evangelical conception of charity. Amid this catalog of inexactitudes, the most egregious example must be terror’s foil, “freedom”: In its reduction to the neoconservative excuse par excellence and a shoddy façade of altruism, all the chauvinism of the White House word-smiths is laid bare; at once, all their broad divisiveness is realized and perpetuated...
Giannini, who graduated from Rome's Fashion Academy, is often described by co-workers as a controlling, somewhat fiery workaholic, although to the outside world she maintains a guarded faade. Glimpses into her design rooms are forbidden, as are previews of upcoming collections. And a few subjects do ignite her rumored tartness. One obvious nerve is the idea that her clothes lack a strong fashion message. "It's a very stupid comment," she retorts. "I never approach a collection thinking it needs to be commercial. But if my ideas are so desirable that people want to buy them...
...Regulars congregate at Kevin Moran's, formerly the Nag's Head, an historic watering hole in stylish Belgravia, to enjoy its open fireplaces in the winter or summertime flowers bursting from the window boxes on its charming Dickensian façade. But Moran says he sees the pub recession just down the road. "There's the Moore Arms - you wouldn't even know it was a pub now - it closed two years ago. Up from there's the Australian - that's been turned into apartments. Opposite, the Shaftsbury Arms is now a Baker and Spice [bakery chain] underneath and flats...
...each of those contests, Republican voters saw through the façade, and chose two candidates - Mike Huckabee and John McCain - who were running more as real people, not just poll-tested productions. But as the days tick down to Florida's Tuesday vote, with Romney in a tight race with John McCain to win the state, there is evidence that he has learned some lessons. The initial product launch failed, so he has recreated himself as something not so far from the person he actually is - a nerd, who knows how to handle money and make things work...
...advertisement printed in German newspapers comparing the move to the repression of Jews under Nazism. Writing in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, religion commentator Matthias Drobinski said that Scientology is actually in decline in Germany and that its gleaming new Berlin headquarters site is a "shimmering façade." Drobinsksi credited its decline to anti-Scientology monitoring and educational efforts by "the state, political parties, the established church and trade unions." Banning the group would simply give it an undeserved boost, he said, writing, "The demonization of the flagging troupe may only benefit one group - Scientology itself...