Word: limelighter
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...Indeed, many of the protesters say their actions amount to a last stand for French workers against the predations of what they call "Anglo-Saxon ultraliberalism," as practiced in the United States, Great Britain and most of the rest of the world. But while the protesters take the limelight, often accompanied by anarchists who?ve never sat through a class, other students complain that they?re being prevented from taking key exams they need to graduate - and, yes, get jobs...
...seven, plus a shared gold in pairs' figure skating. Do the Olympics mean something more to female athletes? "I think the women have something to prove," says Karin Lofstrom, executive director of the Canadian Association of Women and Sport. "This is their time to shine, to be in the limelight, and it's to their credit they're able to produce when they have one shot...
...goes undercover to find out who is at the bottom of all the trouble. Unfortunately, all the passengers are suspiciously odd: conniving child-star, little Miss Dee Meanor (John P. Blickstead ’06), has grown outgrown her years of stardom and will do anything to regain the limelight; her bowlegged, swastika-loving director, Jurgen Aregretzat (Phillips), has one passion in life—to reestablish Hitler’s regime; a mute silent-film actress (Sean R. Fredricks ‘07), pops up whenever secrets are being shared; Barry Dreasure (Michael B. Hoagland...
...there to be productive debate on the merits of the cartoons and their publication, citizens (and Harvard community members) must actually see the images rather than accept mere second-hand accounts of their supposed religious insensitivity. The Salient’s bold move threw these cartoons into the limelight, as any student who glanced at the issue’s back page was forced to confront the images of the Prophet. When any paper chooses to publish these cartoons—be it the Salient, or Jyllands-Posten, or any other newspaper—we support that right. The marketplace...
...drug problems helped break up the Family Stone in 1975, and his later solo career never approached the success of the group?s. Little-seen in public since his 1993 induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sly has been slowly edging back toward the limelight in the last year. He made a cameo appearance at a concert with his sister, Vaetta, who plays in a Family Stone tribute band. A Sly and the Family Stone tribute album released last year under Starbucks? Hear Music label has introduced a new generation to Sly?s music. And a documentary...