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...have been able to string that sentence together and know what the words meant. His ambition is huge; but there is also a sense among those who know him that the Prince himself may long for some healing. One old friend says "he started out an old soul" whose quest for social and spiritual harmony has roots in the fact that "he has always been lonely, and anxious about life." A more recent associate confirms he is often "concerned and full of worry" - which can spill over into petulance, evident earlier this year when he called royal reporters "bloody people...
When I discovered “The Pony Project” in a fit of nostalgia the other day, I was intrigued. Showing in New York City this past week was a showcase of giant “My Little Ponies” customized by various artists. But my quest for further information was interrupted by the first glimpse of one done-up-doll. When exactly did “My Little Pony” become anorexic?Perhaps this was just an exaggerated effect, since these 18-inch ponies are for painting, not play, I thought. But confronting the actual...
...humans who wanted to muddy white bloodlines and thus destroy the goodness of the white race. Race mixing was akin to bestiality. Sound familiar? "Defenders" of marriage, from Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum to Justice Antonin Scalia to Pope Benedict, have tossed out arguments just like these in their quest to keep same-sex couples from the altar...
...quest for the hybrid has also turned into a quest for hybrid builders. Ford, for example, is now competing with Toyota to hire engineers from the software and the aerospace industries to work on Ford's new vehicles even as the automaker eliminates jobs in other parts of the company. Ford's hybrid program now has 200 job vacancies for engineers and technicians with the critical skills in software development and battery integration needed to field the next generation of hybrids, says Ford spokesman Said Deep, who adds that the new recruits believe they are working on something truly important...
...quest for a women’s center has no single, sharply defined goal. No magic number of square feet could ever guarantee that women will not feel disenfranchised. These students are willing to compromise because what they desire most, more than any architectural specification, is a symbolic statement from Harvard’s administration that it recognizes the needs of women on campus...