Word: mannered
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...junior faculty position.” Maniatis told the mourners that he scheduled a meeting with the molecular and cellular biology concentrator, expecting to meet a brilliant student but one with a big ego. “Instead, I was taken in by Peter’s homely manner, his energy, and his sheer intelligence,” Maniatis said. “Peter did not disappoint during his time in my lab. He accomplished more in a summer than most do in an entire undergraduate research career.” The funeral will be held in Cai?...
...experts say that the whole premise of NSA domestic spying and data-mining is junk science. It's the worst of both worlds: the government is being bogged down listening to communications between innocent people, and they're not channeling resources toward those who really act in a suspicious manner. Law enforcement and security experts criticize demographic profiling for the same reasons...
...this manner at least, politicians’ appearances on comedy programs do ring a little false, as they make Machiavellian attempts to seriously embed a message in an otherwise frilly half-hour of television, meant for the listless 18-to-24 voting bloc...
...utmost secrecy until the play’s conclusion.The use of language, or in this case, the deliberate manipulation of words into an unobstructed stream of consciousness, is the driving force behind this production. Wellman adopts traditional dramatic elements such as the monologue but does so in a counterintuitive manner. For example, Raymond’s final speech during his “going-away” party attests to the playwright’s fascination with the paradox of language: the ability to say so much without saying anything at all. And as such, Wellman’s script...
...some flaws in this new policy that may endanger students at worst, and ruin the game at best. That the tailgate must start at 10 a.m. incentivizes underage students to binge drink at 9 a.m. Not only do restrictions that push drinking underground end up hurting students in this manner, but also the timing detracts from the game itself. Beyond the obvious concerns for student health, the early drinkers are more prone to decide not to go to the game at all, considering they will only be able to tailgate for two hours before they have to stand...