Word: glow
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...like Phelps is basking in the golden glow alone. The U.S. swim team's stash of 15 medals is five more than they had earned in the same events in Athens - including two more golds, both of which belong to Phelps. Minutes after Phelps destroyed the world record in the 200m freestyle, Natalie Coughlin made history by being the first woman to defend the 100m backstroke at the Olympics. Aaron Peirsol held on to his Olympic champion title in the 100m backstroke by setting a new world record, and Olympic newcomer Rebecca Soni, a last minute substitute in the 100m...
...collecting all manner of scrap at flea markets, auctions and junkyards, and transforming that ordinary stuff into illuminated art. "I favor old tools, farm equipment and industrial parts," he says. Here, a salvaged crate is combined with unearthed Moxie soda bottles to make a light that throws a rustic glow ($3,600-$250,000). www.bahdeebahdu.com
...need it. I have enough tracks to send to friends and feel the outlaw glow that I could never have experienced before the Internet. I might even go to a gop breakfast next week. There's got to be some long-lost Lee Greenwood album people are jonesing...
...about 90 overseeing working conditions in factories that supply its clothes, and last year it conducted 4,927 inspections in 1,879 factories worldwide. Such initiatives are part of a much broader effort by Western firms to embrace the tenets of corporate social responsibility (CSR). Annual reports today glow with descriptions of companies' attempts to be green, fair and transparent - partly because it's good p.r. and offers protection against reputational risk, partly because executives know it's the right thing to do. But even with the best of intentions, living up to CSR's high-minded ideals is proving...
...hard for me to analyze my Harvard experience without analyzing the failures I experienced. I could put a rosy glow on everything, but if I did not allow myself to look at those moments where I made mistakes, I would lack the perspective I have today...