Word: maladroit
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...many disillusioned Italians, Selva's ambulance stunt was just another act in the absurd pantomime of the country's politics. Only 15% of the population expresses trust in political parties, and it's no wonder considering how maladroit Italian pols can be. On July 30, for example, Lorenzo Cesa, leader of the Union of Christian Democrats (UDC), had this response when a deputy resigned over a tryst with a prostitute in a Rome hotel: Cesa called for what he dubbed a "family reunion" stipend so parliamentarians can afford to spend more time with their loved ones. "Loneliness," he explained...
...Even for a government that has shown all the political subtlety of a rampaging rhinoceros, this was an especially maladroit maneuver - and al-Dari's clerical organization, the Association of Muslim Scholars, has moved swiftly to capitalize on it. The Association's spokesmen have accused the Shi'ite prime minister of deliberately stoking sectarian tensions by singling out a 65-year-old Sunni cleric for arrest when tens of thousands of murderous Shi'ite militias and their leaders enjoy the protection of the government. They have also pointed out that a 2004 warrant for the arrest of radical...
...dictation means that users must pause between words, but CEO Rich Geruson says, "The next step is to speak naturally and continuously in full sentences. This summer Europe will be the first region to get the world's first continuous dictation product?VoiceMode 2.0." Luddites, multitaskers and the hopelessly maladroit will rejoice. voicesignal.com
...which was released in 1996, did not sell as well. The band broke up after its release, and did not reunite until 2000. The band’s membership shuffled, and the re-formed group released a second self-titled album in 2001. Their fourth album, “Maladroit,” came soon after. Weezer released “Make Believe,” their fifth and most recent album, in May, with the single “Beverly Hills” getting substantial radio airplay throughout the nation...
...Pei’s glass pyramid at the Louvre, this skylight is only further ridiculed by the nearby presence of another much more elegant asymmetrical glass pyramid also designed by Cobb. But this is precisely what Cobb’s entire paradoxical building is like: graceful one second, yet maladroit the next.—Staff writer Michaela N. de Lacaze can be reached at lacaze@fas.harvard.edu...