Word: grinning
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...After serving as a soldier for 17 years, Tamban left the army under a cloud following a dispute with his commanding officer. ("I shot him, but the bullet only creased his skull," he says with a grin.) Now he has a small army of his own: 24 full-time youths patrol the site with homemade swords. In addition, the entrance to the mining area is staffed by a couple of heavily beribboned paratroopers in full uniform. Tamban only smiles again and doesn't reply when asked about the paratroopers. Others are less shy. "The security at Talawaan...
...legacy at Yale, that living in his father's shadow - and failing to come close to matching his father's academic and sports success - was a burden. "I don't know about that," the younger Bush said. "I'm not sure I felt any weight." Then a grin crept across the face of the once and future president (of DKE and the United States). "I mean, some might argue that I didn't feel enough weight." Bush laughed at the memory...
...Bush has long since realized that the jokes about his limited intellect aren't going to stop. So he's decided to turn them to his advantage. "To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say, 'Well done,'" he told Yale graduates before breaking into a grin. "To the 'C' students, I say, 'You, too, can be president of the United States...
Summers, to date, has put his best foot forward, but healing a fractured University and reestablishing an environment of trust is going to take more than a few carefully planned dinners, a firm handshake, and a toothy grin. Moving to a community of dialogue requires abandoning rhetoric for respect and administrative apathy for action. Summers can change the ethos of this community, but to do so he must exert more effort than he currently is expending...
...coolest clubs, like Mecca where a weekly knock 'em down drag show packs in gays and straights alike. Others make do by spinning at cheesy chain eateries, where deejays provide little more than background noise. O.K., so it's not always glamorous. But, says Chulada, a sly grin creasing his boyish face: "Unlike the dotcom guys, we still have our jobs...