Word: quietness
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...three had just emerged from a dramatic assault that had ended what seemed to be a period of relative quiet in the demonstrations. On Thursday, shortly before 3 p.m., a group of teenagers emerged from among a crowd of peaceful demonstrators led by teachers and hospital workers to put on scarves and pulled hoods over their heads. Ten minutes later, they penerated a group of students that had veered off from the 7,000-person march, and, using that group as cover, rushed police officers blocking off the street next to parliament. As the students pounded large wooden flagpoles against...
...Duncan, 44, has overseen the nation's third-largest school district and its more than 400,000 students for the past seven years. He's considered by most to be a quiet consensus builder. In Chicago, his knack for forging alliances can be seen in his strong relationship with the local teachers' union despite his embrace of reforms the union is leery of, including school choice, pay for performance and a willingness to close down failing schools. "Duncan mirrors the President-elect's style of governing - get all sides around the table, listen carefully and experiment with meaningful reforms," says...
...Polar bears make a quiet comeback from the brink of extinction by migrating south and living off the people of Wasilla...
...crisis continues. We’ve learned by now that the first bailout was not nearly enough; another one will be necessary, and another one—each more politically difficult than the last, as the sense of frantic emergency fades into quiet resignation. Elected officials, burned for supporting action in this year’s elections, have begun to wonder if there is any point to saving General Motors or Chrysler or whether we should just wait until the companies collapse, until their own hands are forced, and another crisis begins...
...Cori is a soft-spoken quiet leader, who is dominant on the ice and graciously understated off of it,” Cahow said. “She cares deeply for all of her teammates and has the spark to push herself to improve at every opportunity, more often than not, when no one else is watching...