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...Larry Summers doesn’t believe he has to hide his Jewish identity in the public sphere by accepting hatred so commonplace in academia,” she said. “We are grateful for his being a voice of reason on this campus...
...original settlers on the frontier (read: 1700’s frontier frontier, not Prada and Paltrow fashion frontier) wore moccasins for which they had bartered with the Indians, knowing that the shoes had been designed for comfort and wear. These moccasins were made from real buffalo-hide. Today, those practical measures for wear are certainly obsolete, as most moccasins are made with low-grade suede and can be obtained for around...
...part of the pay grade around here, there are lots of problems. You learn to develop a hide a little thicker than a rhinoceros...
These days, stress is a given in Iraq for locals and foreigners working in just about any capacity. Combat troops no doubt feel it most acutely. Day after day in the hit-and-run, chase-and-hide rhythm that has defined most of the fighting over the past 20 months, front-line forces are confronting the bulk of the horrors. So far, more than 1,200 have died and at least 8,400 have sustained physical injuries. That does not count the 1 in 5 who, according to a recent study, are suffering what the military calls "stress injury...
...classes). She's elegant, unpretentious, unguarded and kind. She's an ethical vegetarian who has used her star status to talk to John McCain and Hillary Clinton about micro-financing for women in developing countries. So the men whose idealization is a little creepy have a lot to hide behind. Clive Owen, who plays opposite Portman's stripper character in Closer, seems to have the excuse down: "We had a scene, which is probably the longest in the movie, in the lap-dance club. And it was hugely enjoyable to do it with her. She was so smart and intelligent...