Word: gaze
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...only downside: the library's only open 12-4 on Friday and Saturday. But getting the chance to gaze at the view of the Charles River from the wide window, however briefly, is cause enough to trek over to Dunster’s library from another House on a Saturday afternoon. Freshmen placed in Dunster: do not despair of your future living in a walk-through next year. Just a tunnel walk away from your room will be a library that takes your breath away...
...cozy red chairs and couches, the best part of the library is a well-lit reading room tucked away in the back corner, where you can bring together a study group for discussion. If you’re there by yourself, it’s also lovely to gaze at the Latin and Greek classics as well as more exotic volumes like The Thousand and One Nights...
...finally engages said boyfriend in a deathmatch of sorts—a staring contest. It’s certainly an unexpected beef, and Kanye’s glare, in particular, would strike terror into the heart of any four-year-old. But while Yeezy perfects his hard gaze, Ne-Yo and Hilson are busy working on pantomiming the lyrics to the song. It’s unclear whether Kanye or Ne-Yo wins the staring match, or whether this matters. But on whether Kanye is a Renaissance man, there can be no doubt; the proof is in this video...
...touch of holiness once gave the occupant of the throne the supposed ability to cure certain diseases - most famously, scrofula, a terrible skin ailment that was called "the king's evil." Thus, the miraculous contact had to be conserved. And so, whether a touch or a nod or a gaze, royal favor, like that of God, is not a subject's on demand; it is dispensed by kingly prerogative. (See pictures from the 2006 celebration of the Queen's birthday...
...inability to safely unwind financial institutions that pose systemic risk presents a gaping hole in federal resolution authority. Unfortunately, behaviors at hedge funds and on trading floors that pose substantial risk to all Americans have for too long been allowed to proliferate outside of the government’s gaze. Geithner’s plan to address systemic risks in financial markets is comprehensive, if still relatively non-specific. Presented to lawmakers last Thursday, the proposal outlines general changes in four areas: the limitation of broad economic risks, the enhancement of consumer and investor protections, the closure of gaps...