Word: avidity
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...certain that anything remains to be discovered. The basic facts, and Inman's responses, have long been a matter of public record. In an interview with TIME, Inman stressed his extreme reluctance to take the job in the first place -- which helps explain his hypersensitivity to criticism that someone avid for Cabinet rank might shrug off. He says he became so tense and grouchy in intelligence work that it took the first 10 of his 12 years in private life for him to relax. His wife Nancy had begun to make a career for herself as a photographer and dreaded...
...Clintons' turn. In refurbishing the Treaty Room and Lincoln Sitting Room on the executive mansion's second floor, the Clintons, avid history buffs, sought to replicate the style of Lincoln's era -- in retrospect, a risky choice. Mid-19th century American decor was in its, shall we say, bawdy-house phase at the time. The Victorians never met a swag or tassel they didn't like; if one patterned fabric was good, surely four would be better...
Although some stories about the tunnels might excite the avid adventurer, Young cautions that the tunnels are "no place for anybody...
...between sightings, Co-captain and team founder Dan Cooper '95 spoke of the group's beginnings. Cooper is an avid birder who "can't remember not being interested in birds" and met another founder of the group, Will Hutcheson '97, at bird watching camp in 1988. Dan and Will's brother, Allen, spent their first two years at Harvard going on birding expeditions of their own, but decided to expand when Will started at Harvard this fall. They postered and began holding regular weekly meetings. The result: an as yet unofficial organization with 15 active members...
...focusing on issues of conservation and ecology), other HROT members have different reasons for joining the group on these excursions. Junior Jessie Cohen knows relatively little about birds but enjoys "the hiking aspect" of the group. Anne Guiney '95 speaks of the influence of her mother and brother, both avid birders, that led to her own interest. HROT is described by its leaders as "an eclectic group of people...