Word: boyness
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...carries the imminent risk of death. The talent that another man might have for making bombs, James has for finding and silencing them. It's not just his job, it's his vocation. Whether he's stripping a car piece by piece or cutting open a boy's stomach to pull out an IED, James has the instincts, let's say the genius, to do it. "Mission accomplished" is not a Presidential PR phrase, it's a definition of this man at work. It'd be a crime not to apply his expertise to saving lives. James is also...
...Jarreau first showed signs of vocal prowess at age 4, performing a garden recital in Milwaukee, Wis., where his father was an ordained minister who welded auto frames for a living. As a boy, "young Alwin" (his parents addressed him by his given name) used to sit beside his mother as she played piano in church, and later sang in the choir. Jarreau was bright, and after high school opted to study psychology, earning a masters degree and landing work in San Francisco as a vocational rehabilitation counselor. One problem: "I was a horrible bureaucrat and organizer," says Jarreau...
...private museum; and a house in Mexico where the family relocates for three months a year so Maia, who's Californian, can surf. When he's in London for a few days each week he takes a suite at Claridge's, the last word in posh hotels. For a boy raised in what was then the threadbare industrial city of Leeds, it's nice. Or as Hirst puts it: "I like having the doormen say: 'Welcome home...
...Francis Upritchard vies for attention with small studies in carbon and casein donated by sculptor Antony Gormley after he stayed at the hotel. And there's a big decorative abstract by Terry Frost in the cosy bar. Some photography is on show, too: moving black-and-white images of boy soldiers in the Congo by South African Guy Tillim...
...knowledgeable source told TIME that Palin plans to deliver a relatively short, plainspoken address in the voice of an ordinary working mom. She'll talk about challenging old-boy networks - oil companies, Alaska's corrupt GOP establishment - and learning to lead. Raising five kids while making a career won't necessarily earn you an invitation to the Council on Foreign Relations, but it does instill organization and discipline. That's what Palin brings to the table, the source said...