Word: decentering
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...some ways Churchill--a sweeter man, more exterior, spontaneous, decent, forgiving--emerges as a more attractive human being than Roosevelt, whose magnificently confident facade concealed a character capable of immense deceit, chilling detachment and cunning superficiality. Roosevelt and Churchill had become fast friends in the early days of the war, when Churchill stayed in the White House for weeks at a time. Churchill said, "No lover ever studied the whims of his mistress as I did those of President Roosevelt." Roosevelt, on the other hand, told Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, "I'm nearly dead. I have to talk...
...Another example: ?Waltz into Darkness.? Like ?I Married a Dead Man,? it has a wife who appears out of nowhere, lies about her identity, wins the love of a decent man, and withdraws thousands from a new bank account to pay off a slime-ball who was once her lover. The difference is that Julia, in ?Waltz,? is a killer bitch with a larcenous agenda and an ex-beau even creepier than Helen?s Steve. [SPOILER] This guy, Billy, has killed the real Julie, who was a mail-order bride on her way to rich, nice-guy Louis. His pretty...
...countries. They can even take the adapter abroad to make cheap calls. But there are limitations: they cannot call emergency numbers, as VoIP users lack the required numeric prefix linked to a geographical area, nor can they dial operators. BT says cable users can save €155 a year; decent but not up to VoIP's potential. Eventually, BT, AT&T et al. could market local service in foreign countries. For consumers, that's worth phoning home about. - By Mark Halper Southern France's Ray Of Hope Citizens in the southern French town of Cadarache will be paying close attention...
...comes along." In Rotterdam, the party started by slain anti-immigration politician Pim Fortuyn now controls the municipal council of a city in which more than half the population is of non-Dutch origin. Two weeks ago its leaders said the city would start demanding that newcomers speak decent Dutch and have a job paying 20% more than the minimum wage. The council has requested a four-year moratorium on settling more political refugees in the city, and has vowed to stop building low-rent housing to restore "long-term balance" to the Netherlands' second city. The center-right Dutch...
Today, it seems like anybody who can put a couple decent personal anecdotes down on paper can find a niche and market themselves as an authority on life. Rudy Giuliani on leadership—fine. The newly released World According to Mr. Rogers—of course. Random no-names sans psychology degrees or against-all-odds success stories profiting at the expense of dubious consumers like me—you bet. The Barnes & Noble elves should be shocked and ashamed...