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...sentimental and melodramatic vein, its scale is modest and understated. Juliette needs a job. She also needs an apartment of her own. And perhaps (she hardly dares think about this), a man. But she's a marked woman. None of these goals are easy for an ex-con to attain. That's especially true of Juliette, who is obviously intelligent - in her former life, we learn, she was a highly respected doctor - but also inarticulate, unable to defend herself against a casually cold world...
...certainly was.” “Anytime you lose like that, it’s a learning experience,” said senior defender and co-captain Luke Sager. Harvard crossed the Charles River to take on BU at Nickerson Field, hoping to attain victory in its last game before the start of the Ivy League matchups. The game started out very quickly, with the Terriers scoring their first goal from a deflected 40-yard shot from midfield. But junior forward Andre Akpan tied the score just seconds later, heading in a free kick by junior midfielder Brian...
...Because Atta was actually constipated in the days and hours before steering American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center? No. Because Amis wanted to make a point. In the story, Atta’s inability to shit stands in for his inability to attain spiritual satisfaction. It is only when he boards the plane and begins to feel the satisfaction of a martyr that Atta can finally feel his bowels start to move. Religion is shit, Amis is saying, and yet he is doing it in the most insensitive way—exploiting...
...important to consider what may be potential barriers in the environment for people to attain a healthy lifestyle,” van Dam said...
...That very quality, though, has made it difficult for Jarreau to attain megastardom in an industry that relies on pigeonholing performers. He has had some mainstream success - you might remember the Top 40 hits Mornin' and Moonlighting (the theme from the 1980s TV series of the same name, starring Cybil Shepherd and Bruce Willis). He also performed on the 1985 USA for Africa charity recording We Are the World. But none of Jarreau's 20 albums or 23 singles have cracked the U.S. Top 10. "When people hear 'jazz singer,' they tend to approach with a little nervousness," he says...