Word: idealism
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Absent Clinton, DWTS's ideal political candidate is an elected official with a national profile, who has the time and stamina for five hours of rehearsal six days a week. Most incumbents are too busy, most retired politicians are too frail, and most losing candidates are too forgotten. That pretty much narrows it down to someone whose political career was cut short after a big scandal and - since the show's core audience is older women - preferably one that didn't involve infidelity. (Put the tux back in storage, John Edwards...
...pictures are blockbusters. Since A Perfect Storm in 2000, only the Ocean's (Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen) capers have topped $100 million at the domestic box office. But Clooney - handsome and affable, and blessed with a wit that can charm and cut - is surely the modern idea and ideal of stardom. Other celebrities seem tortured by public attention; Clooney bathes in it. He loves making the sale...
Hershey, which makes candy under such brands as Hershey, Reese's, Kit Kat, Bliss, Twizzlers and Ice Breakers, has long been touted as an ideal partner for Cadbury. A marriage would combine the Hershey, Pa., company's dominant position in the U.S. candy market with Cadbury's stellar role overseas to create an international powerhouse. The two have been involved in merger talks off and on for more than a decade, with Cadbury being the suitor. However, Hershey has always been the reluctant bride, with the company's Hershey Trust, which controls more than 75% of the company's voting...
...Essentially, birds can learn by listening,” Fantana said. “No primates can do that, so this makes songbirds ideal models for speech learning...
...ethnicity, migration, indigeneity, and human rights, he said, adding that the many strands of ethnic studies are best taught in an interdisciplinary setting. “In African and African American Studies, people from many different disciplines cross the boundary between social sciences and humanities, and that is really ideal for an ethnic studies unit as well,” he said.The committee is hoping to win approval for a secondary field in ethnic studies and a related citation in human rights.But before the committee can offer a secondary field, it must create an introductory course. English Professor Joanne...