Word: hoffer
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...chipped it straight up in the air. It was comically bad finishing, and the kind of break that makes you think that things weren't going to go right for Germany. Austria pressed for a goal of their own in the 18th minute, and Erwin Hoffer blew an opportunity that told you this wasn't going to be an evening of miracles for Austria, either. The game soon settled into banality, with the Germans blocking one attempted cross after another, effectively stifling the Austrian attack, but not doing much themselves...
...Austria broke in on the German goal to start the second half but came away with nothing, as Hoffer practically waited until the German defense caught up. But in the 47th minute Ballack, the German captain, who had been none too impressive at that point, ended all hopes for Austria. He launched a stunning free kick, a stop-this-if you-can pile driver from outside the box that beat Austrian keeper Jürgen Macho to his left. In the Fan Zone, clusters of German fans celebrated, and those celebrants in front of me were greeted with a shower...
...yard. Many allow people to take turns hosting one another in their homes. And others arrange work for temporary room and board. A few charge nominal fees, but most are free. "What used to be a fringe hobby for a few travelers is becoming a mainstream phenomenon," says Daniel Hoffer, co-founder of Couch Surfing, which has nearly 470,000 users--up 56% since last year...
...life from which the word whisky derives) in Glasgow's West End. He's nursing a rare dram, and only a stuffed stag's head on the wall stares in our direction. But his days of anonymity may be numbered. Murdoch is talking enthusiastically about recording with producer Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air) in Los Angeles between games of football with Robbie Williams and other Brit expats. "We think the album is going to have a degree of permanence because it sounds so solid," says Murdoch, "and you can dance to it." The faithful need not worry, however. The album...
...kitchen and there are hundreds behind the stove,” Hoffer says, referring to cases of plagiarism in higher education. “There’s a lot of it, and a certain amount of it, we tolerate...