Word: secondment
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Harvard hosted the co-ed division of the ACCs this weekend, where the Crimson took eighth place over 10 races. Junior captain and skipper Alan Palmer and classmate crew Grace Charles dominated the A division, placing fifth overall and posting both a first- and second-place finish...
...were pumped to sail the second day, but the wind didn’t cooperate,” Himler said, “We would’ve moved up in the standings, and it’s unfortunate that it didn’t work out—but that’s sailing. We’re completely dependent on the weather...
...revelation completely reoriented Quimbaya, who says she embarked on this “soul-searching” trip after having second thoughts about pursuing a career in academia...
Nearly six years ago, then Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was one of the most sought-after figures at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. This afternoon, Kilpatrick is making his second appearance in a downtown Detroit courtroom to explain why he can't pay the nearly $1 million that he promised taxpayers to resolve a sordid case that effectively ended his political career...
...Through it all, Mrs. Palin emerges as a new style of feminist: a politician who took on the Ole Boy network and won; a wife with a supportive husband whose career takes second place to hers; and a mother who, unlike working women of an earlier age, isn't shy about showcasing her family responsibilities. She writes with sensitivity and affection about her gay college roommate, and she confesses her anguish when she found out that she was carrying a baby with Down syndrome." (Read "Rogue Journalist: Writing My Memoir Palin-Style...