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...President-elect Barack Obama's choice for United Nations ambassador has much in common with another boundary-breaking, African-American, Stanford-affiliated, female foreign policy expert with the same surname. But the similarities with Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice end there. Susan Rice brings to the U.N. job a career devotion to African affairs and eight years of experience in the Clinton administration...
Salvatore Ferragamo began his career working in costume design, where his first task was to craft a pair of riding boots for Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in The Thief of Baghdad. Today his legendary house has teamed up with director Baz Luhrmann and costume designer Catherine Martin to create a wardrobe of shoes for Nicole Kidman's character, a 1940s aristocrat, in the Outback epic Australia. Watch for the ruched red-velvet evening sandals and, yes, riding boots...
...very strong,” Fucito says. “He’s always in the right place at the right time, and that’s an important natural gift that he has.”Perhaps the most important goal of Akpan’s career came in the first round of the tournament. In the 103rd minute, Akpan scored the double-overtime winner to beat the University of Massachusetts 1-0 and send the team through to the second round.His ability both to score goals and set them up helped Akpan break the Crimson?...
...presence was solid on the defensive end as well, as he did his best Butch Cassidy impersonation, stealing four balls against Holy Cross and five more against Army, matching his career high. He blocked two shots on Saturday and missed a double-double in the Tuesday game by just one rebound...
Preparing for life post-college is important, but part of this preparation lies in following genuine passions in order to discover the career and adult life to which we are best suited. Those who allow anxiety or conventions to stifle those interests waste a significant portion of this opportune time, and may set off on a path to an unhappy future. For instance, if you’re ambivalent about economics but suffer through the concentration nonetheless, chances are that you will not enjoy the financial internship or job that your education might grant...