Word: calmness
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...took the oath of office, pushing against the words "so help me God." The speech that followed was humane and poetic, if uncertainly delivered; the President later admitted he had been pretty nervous. Bush's hand was rock solid last week as the oath was administered, his look calm and confident-but the speech that followed was far less accommodating than the one in 2001. It was, in fact, a fearsome statement of petulant idealism, a challenge to the nation and the world. It was a powerful and admirable speech. I'm not sure, however, that it was a wise...
Shipley Salewski, a local student, enjoyed a hot fudge sundae at Toscanini’s last week. She said it helps calm the stress of studying...
...there's the prospect that some tinkering by Roche might make him even better. Though he mostly ignores approaches from the media, Roche has a good-guy image; friends speak of a calm man who's always pleasant to be around. In the case of their alliance, it's clear that Federer did the chasing and that Roche, who has a low-profile role with Tennis Australia coaching some of the country's most promising juniors at his home, needed a lot of convincing to hop back on the merry-go-round...
...attention he's receiving. "I know we will be observed by many people, even by-especially by-the police," he told TIME. "But we don't mind because we believe the police officers also have the Buddha nature. If you radiate joy, compassion, understanding, peace and calm, they will be able to appreciate it and profit from it." He said he planned to visit detained Buddhist dissidents as well as official church leaders, and hoped his visit would relax the official attitude toward religion...
...CALM BEFORE THE STORM