Word: smarts
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...Though his Bush credentials made him very unpopular, the Wolfowitz ouster wound up traumatizing many international organizations - and that was before general crisis set in," says a high-ranking French civil servant who worked with Strauss-Kahn before he won the IMF position. "Strauss-Kahn is viewed as accomplished, smart and very capable. Because of that, the prevailing view seems to be, 'Let's hope this turns out to be nothing, because the IMF and the world really needs this guy to come through...
...that to happen, however, we need serious government policy: smart subsidies for alternative energy and green building, retraining for green-collar jobs, more research money for clean tech - and hopefully a tax on carbon. Both Presidential candidates have gestured at this - though Sen. Barack Obama, who has pledged to spend $150 billion over 10 years on clean tech, is ready to do more...
...double bills," he said, referring to the low $25 million box office total for Grindhouse. "People don't want to watch double bills, and it forced us to be innovative ... we wanted these films to have a concurrent release, but at the same time we wanted to be smart about defining success...
...Cartwright sees more of the benefits than the burden that the Radcliffe history eventually brings.“I don’t find that it’s an unusual burden at Harvard; [rather], I embrace it,” Cartwright said. “The students are smart, they know what to do.”Former heavyweight captain Carrie (Williams) Morelock ’07 will join Cartwright on the lightweight staff, serving as assistant coach.Although the benefits of coaching at Harvard abound, Cartwright is still constrained by time. Just recently named head coach on Sept...
...want a Calvin Coolidge, who reportedly slept 11 hours a night and took naps in addition to that. But you want somebody who can take the burdens of the office, especially in an environment like we're in today, and manage those in a way that is smart, is well informed but doesn't break the person...