Word: harshness
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McNabb inherited his humility from his parents. Sam McNabb is a retired electrical engineer, Wilma McNabb a nurse. Long before the Limbaugh snub, Donovan got a harsh lesson in racism. When he was 8, the McNabbs moved from the South Side of Chicago to suburban Dolton, Ill. They were one of the first African-American families to settle in Dolton. Shortly after they arrived, someone vandalized their home. Neither McNabb nor his parents carried a chip. They sent him to Mount Carmel High School, a diverse Catholic school on the South Side, where he honed not only his passing game...
...Introduce asymmetry to your room. Symmetry or strong, harsh lines are a no-no in wabi-sabi because they represent perfection. Fluid lines reflect wabi-sabi's embrace of nature's unpredictability...
...only three items on each surface and that you "just say no to refrigerator magnets." Other ways to make your home more wabi-sabi: Whenever possible, choose handmade items over manufactured ones. Wabi-sabi encompasses admiration of the rustic and unique. Introduce asymmetry to your room. Symmetry or strong, harsh lines are a no-no in wabi-sabi because they represent perfection. Fluid lines reflect wabi-sabi's embrace of nature's unpredictability. Add some earthy reds, browns and greens to your décor. Autumnal colors best express wabi-sabi's celebration of nature. Choose naturally pigmented paints over...
...pensioners could accelerate any economic crisis. Despite Putin's attempts to distance himself from the harsh impact of the reforms, the President was, in fact, strongly behind the law, according to pro-Kremlin analyst Markov, who says he forced it on a reluctant United Russia, the Kremlin-controlled ruling bloc in the Duma. Putin could still distance himself from the reforms and from his increasingly unpopular government - fire a few ministers and reshuffle his Cabinet - and present himself as righting the injustices wrought by his underlings. Senior government ministers promise, so far without details, that they will have solved...
...Powell, by contrast, offered the President a harsh assessment of Iraq, which only reinforced his marginalization within the administration. In the January 12 edition of the Financial Times, administration insiders told of a recent encounter in which President Bush asked Powell for his view on the progress of the mission in Iraq, to which Powell reportedly answered, "We're losing." According to the paper's sources, Powell was then asked to leave...