Word: quested
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...find the work first; you’ll need your employer’s vouching when applying for a work visa. If you want an informal job, then seek one in person after you arrive—just searching for a job itself can be insightful. This type of quest falls within the sphere of ordinary struggles, which unlike study, is the one of transformative cultural experiences...
...best of the bunch are "The Fountain of Fair Fortune" and "The Tale of Three Brothers." "Fair Fortune" is about three witches and a knight and their quest to reach a magic fountain. "Three Brothers" is, of course, a compressed little gem about Rowling's great themes, love and death. (Though there's one thing I don't get about the story: are we supposed to believe that the Youngest Brother spends his whole life wearing the invisibility cloak? You'd think he'd at least wash it once in a while, at which time Death would swoop down...
...From the earliest days of his quest for the presidency, Obama said that he would eliminate the CIA's controversial power to employ secret, harsher methods in the interrogations of detainees. "As President, I will abide by statutory prohibitions, and have the Army Field Manual govern interrogation techniques for all United States Government personnel and contractors," he told the Boston Globe, in a December 2007 interview. (See a Who's Who of Obama's cabinet here...
Somalia is yet another example of international failure. For the United States, the lack of interest in the country is further evidence that the Bush Administration's foreign policy is merely a quest for oil. Had the U.S. been serious about fighting terrorists and stabilising the world, Iraq would still be ruled by Saddam Hussein and Somalia would be a region under American control. Somalia is the place that supports terrorism and threatens world interests by hosting the pirates that launch attacks on one of the world's busiest trade routes. Those are real threats. That the international presence...
...step in establishing Beantown supremacy this season.For the first time since the 1998-99 season, the Crimson will take on the three other Division I basketball teams in Boston, as it will face Northeastern and Boston College in addition to the Terriers.Getting it on with neighboring schools in the quest to be the best in the area is nothing new for many of Harvard’s teams. Hockey, of course, has its annual Beanpot, as does Baseball. In addition, earlier in the day before the hoops teams meet at Lavietes, both Harvard fencing teams will compete in the Beanpot...