Word: adjustments
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...adjust your screens. That dark chap crooning beside a bosomy, winged model in a Venetian palazzo in a new Victoria's Secret commercial is Bob Dylan. The counterculture bard who once sang of "Advertising signs that con you" is now a TV pitchman. Recruited for his "confidence and gravitas," according to a Victoria's Secret spokesman, Dylan plays his 1997 song Love Sick in the spot (in which, coincidentally, parts of models seem to defy gravitas). His record label called the ad "a great way to reach people with Bob's music." It's also a great way to hang...
...troops under fire in Iraq, partisan divisions begin to blur when it comes to the question of what must be done. Both sides emphasize their commitment to "staying the course," and whether the issue is sending reinforcements, taking steps to win greater international support or revising political plans to adjust to unfortunate new realities, Kerry may find it hard to stake out territory that's substantially different than Bush. Notwithstanding the 9/11 Commission and the crisis in Iraq, the question facing the electorate may yet be posed primarily in terms of to which side they would be more comfortable entrusting...
...would "win elections almost automatically." In Warsaw, Marek Borowski, the speaker of the lower house of parliament and until last week a prominent member of Miller's ruling Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), announced the formation of the Polish Social Democracy (SDPL) party, which he said will aim "to adjust [Polish] law and institutions to E.U. requirements, improve public finances and reform health insurance." Miller, who as a result of corruption scandals, failed health reforms and planned austerity measures has seen his popularity plummet to 9% since taking office in 2001, announced he will be stepping down on May 2. Borowski...
...excited to be playing in the game and excited about facing Harvard," said Golden Gophers coach Laura Halldorson. "I consider us to be pretty even. We are going to take into consideration what their strengths and weaknesses are and adjust accordingly...
...It’s not so much what we want to adjust as much as what we have to adjust,” Hudak said in reference to the upcoming Frozen Four. “We’re going to lose two good players. But we’ll have to change up our lines and we’ll probably tweak our forecheck again and certainly put out some new power plays...