Word: roberts
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...cloudy day I visited, the plant was running at less than full capacity, and some of the mirrors were turned downwards to block the force of the wind, which had the glass vibrating. Although the plant might look like fragile, it's not; plant manager Robert Cable told me as we tour the facility that NS1 has only lost around 10 mirrors in 9 months of operation. "This is not a special project," he said as we drove through corridors of mirrors. "These things work. We're here to make money...
...overcame this 11-point deficit to amass a 37-point advantage of its own through day two, and never looked back come day three, as it established the final 60-point margin of victory. In Friday morning’s preliminary session, senior Eddie Jou, sophomores Simone Melillo and Robert Lynch, and freshman Eric Taylor helped set the tone for the Crimson with a victory in the 400-medley relay in a time of 3:26.10. Harvard then continued its strong performances into the evening as Taylor and fellow freshman Hank Yan, along with sophomores Tyler Holland and Rick McKellar...
...Helped us on the Latin!’” Schafer said.He continued, “[Damon] smiled a huge grin at me and said, ‘Thank you.’ And I tried not to feel goofy standing next to this Adonis—while [Robert] DeNiro walks up and down this room scowling at people in the aisles, with a bad haircut and slummy-looking clothes.”Although Schafer said it was thrilling to meet Damon, a member of the Class of 1992, the encounter had its downsides...
...Addams Family. Natalie Portman, born June 9, 1981, zoomed to stardom in Luc Besson's Leon, a.k.a. The Professional, when she was 12. Scarlett Johansson, born Nov. 22, 1984, a leading actress at 11 as Manny in Manny & Lo, then at 13 as the troubled girl redeemed by Robert Redford in The Horse Whisperer. All three girls kept acting through their teen years (Portman tucked a Harvard degree and a graduate stint at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem into her work schedule) and have successfully made the transition to adult stars...
...mindful of upsetting Iraq's only fairly peaceful region, is urging Turkey for a quick end to the invasion targeting separatist Kurdish rebels based in the mountains of north Iraq. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in Ankara today, called for the operation to be over shortly and for the government to address the economic and social concerns of its Kurdish minority, which complains of cultural and other restrictions as well as deep poverty...