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...fairy tale-like quality of it." By day two, he was bored out of his mind. And from his conflicting desires - get some culture vs. get drunk - his two characters, Ray and Ken, were born. After botching a job, newbie hit man Ray (played by Colin Farrell) and his mentor Ken (Brendan Gleeson) are sent to Bruges to cool their heels. As they wait for instructions from boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes), Ken wants to take in the sights but Ray would rather meet girls and make fun of American tourists. The film's first half is pure comedy...
...personal experience with his own psychological immune system that first inspired Gilbert to pursue this area of research. Around 1993, after experiencing a divorce, a falling out with his best friend, and the deaths of a parent and a mentor, Gilbert felt surprisingly okay—certainly better than he would have imagined. He shared this realization with friend and colleague Tim Wilson, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia. The observation resonated with Wilson and the two decided to futher explore this phenomenon, sparking the years of research that would lead to “Stumbling...
...five or seven years, as many expect, Putin might yet have his triumphant Kremlin comeback. The question is whether Medvedev's entourage might entice their man to move beyond the playground sandbox to which Putin has relegated the presidency. In the unlikely event Medvedev elects to challenge his mentor, it will quickly become clear which end of the power spectrum is dominant...
...collegians and third overall, as Harvard volunteer coach Chris Bryce won the event, hurling the hammer 60.70 meters.“[Bryce] is a great athlete,” Saretsky said, noting that Bryce is working on his Olympic qualification. “He’s a great mentor and someone the other throwers on the team can really work off of.”Sophomore Vito Cannavo logged a personal-best 4:20.92 time in the mile to take second place.The Crimson walked away with four event wins in a meet that featured three Ivy League opponents, which...
...think it’s within her personality to take on the kind of job that she’s doing now,” he said. Business School professor of marketing Rohit Deshpande recalled how McGovern took the time in her first year to mentor junior faculty members. “It’s seldom you find people of such amazing accomplishments who are so humble,” he said. About the Red Cross, he added, “They have no idea yet how lucky they are.” —Staff writer Lingbo...