Word: closers
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...life of a courtesan, a job she's not particularly suited to. She meets a rich gentleman farmer, Etienne Balsan (the marvelous Benoît Poelvoorde), and follows him to his château outside Paris, drawn by a lack of other alternatives and a desire to get closer to Paris. She offers herself physically but without any indication that she is interested in the act from a personal perspective. Her only attempt to ingratiate herself is in learning how to ride Etienne's beloved horses, and even then, she's got an ulterior motive: she likes the horses...
...deadliest threat to the Observer has never been the Sunday Times. Much closer to home, the Guardian, the Observer's stablemate and an internationally renowned avatar of the liberal media tradition, was always a bigger challenge. Both papers are run by the Guardian Media Group (GMG), itself owned by the Scott Trust, which was set up in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of the Guardian in perpetuity: as a quality national newspaper without party affiliation." Those noble aims were never extended to the Observer after it joined the GMG stable 16 years ago. As executives considered...
...great things for me that was a deal-closer was that at Harvard all the dining halls serve the same food,” Kessel said. “But [at Wellesley] I have five locations that all get different menus and different cuisines...
...defeated No. 7 Indiana on the road, and taken down Clemson in their ACC opener.Harvard has the chance to solidify its spot in the top ten with a win on Saturday. In reference to rankings, the Crimson may appear to be the game’s underdog, but a closer look reveals that it holds a considerable advantage.Harvard’s goals-per-game average of 3.00 is more than twice that of Wake Forest’s 1.40 average. The Demon Deacons have also allowed opponents .80 goals per game, while the Crimson and its goalkeeper Austin Harms...
...which recently began administering the new David Rockefeller International Experience Grants—which funded over 500 students in its inaugural year. Between the influx of funding and increasing overlap with OCS as students spend more time abroad, Dean of the College Evelynn M. Hammonds has been pushing for closer cooperation. The organizations will retain separate leadership and separate budgets—which won’t be reduced, according to Mount. The OCS director said they aren’t reuniting, but “there may be more of an umbrella structure coming...