Word: bragging
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...things I was frustrated in.” One of those frustrations was what Green calls a “certain lack of responsiveness” among city officials to urgent civic needs. “We have streets with potholes you can lose small children in, schools that brag when they are on probation from the state, and there is no reason why we can’t and shouldn’t be doing better,” Green says.BOY FROM THE BAYOUA Louisiana native, Green grew up in a single-parent home, which he says helps...
...Getty is getting attention for the kinds of spending that museums don't brag about. Next month, the trial of former antiquities curator, Marion True, resumes in Italy on charges that she helped the museum buy 42 illegally looted Roman and Etruscan artifacts. True has denied the allegations, but last week she resigned after the revelation that a dealer involved in some of the purchases helped her get a loan for a vacation home in Greece. Critics of the museum say her case is a symptom of a culture of mismanagement and excess, in which the head of the museum...
...Picture this: you're riding the longest ski lift in Courchevel, France. The pine trees are heavy with gleaming snow beneath an azure sky. You reach into your pocket to call a friend to brag about the view and?arghhhh!?you drop your ultra-cool mobile phone 15 m below. Don't let this happen to you. Motorola has teamed up with legendary snowboard and apparel producer Burton Snowboards (www.burton.com) to bring you the most stylish in wearable electronics: a series of Bluetooth-enabled jackets with imbedded speakers, microphone and keypad that allow you both to talk on your mobile...
...internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Picture this: you're riding the longest ski lift in Courchevel, France. The pine trees are heavy with gleaming snow beneath an azure sky. You reach into your pocket to call a friend to brag about the view and - arghhhh! - you drop it 15 m below. Your ultra-cool mobile phone is gone forever. Don't let this happen to you. Motorola has teamed up with legendary snowboard and apparel producer Burton Snowboards to bring you the most stylish in wearable electronics: a series...
...Shadow, were trying to make sure Van didn't wander off. "He don't know what happened five minutes ago," she said sadly. "He doesn't have any idea there was a hurricane." Dorothy tells me how Van does remember the distant past, however, and likes to brag about his prowess with women when he was young and strong. He knew the ladies before Katrina, she adds. "He remembers Betsy and Camille...