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...Cambridge don was right: he had a journalist's mind to go with a diplomat's gifts of persuasion and tact. In the '30s he talked himself into a job as the BBC's movie critic. Soon he was doing political reportage and a kind of social commentary, never taking sides (even his children didn't know whom he'd voted for). In these stints, as in his Masterpiece Theater introductions, he'd often sketch out a speech, then deliver it without script or teleprompter, trusting his memory and high-wire poise. He was as much an improv master...
...financial sector is shrinking. Technical-assistance jobs shipped overseas aren't coming back. And an aging population requires different services. Not all of these things are new, but it seems that we have hit some kind of breaking point for the U.S. job market...
...When the defense knows you’re going to have to run the ball just because of the wind conditions, it’s a huge asset when you have those guys up front coming off the ball and making holes for Gino. It’s kind of a run-first mentality when you drop back to pass, just if no one’s open, to tuck it and run right away.” BLOWN AWAY The intense wind conditions on Saturday completely altered the complexion of the contest. Neither team was able to throw downfield...
...find itself down two goals. The Raiders scored two goals within 40 seconds to swing the momentum its way. “I guess for a few minutes we let down our guard and they got two quick goals,” Killorn said. “That was kind of a downer, but then we scored in the second period, so we knew we could build back up. We were happy we could come back and persevere.”Harvard found the back of the net for the first time at 4:08 in the second period. Moriarty...
...This was especially necessary because the lessons of the faith were often at odds with the mood of the times. "A Simple Faith. A Radical Witness" serves as a kind of Quaker slogan. Back in the days when clergy were princes, Quakers believed in a "priesthood of all believers." In an economy that relied on slavery, Quakers preached mercy, to the point of using schools as command posts for the Underground Railroad. In a Puritan culture that viewed children as evil miniatures corrupted by original sin, Quakers treated them with respect, as Children of Light: no whips, no paddles...