Word: smoothness
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...repulsion and shame a man feels on a trip "home" to Nigeria. The stories are almost unremittingly dark. When the father in Monday Morning injures himself escaping immigration officials on a building site, his wife, maimed in the violence she has fled, "petted him with her club, her smooth...
...past just makes them seem ... old. The second, on May 15 in South Carolina, clarified the field--not just which candidates should be taken seriously but also how the serious candidates are likely to relate to one another. I thought Mitt Romney won the first debate because he was smooth and lost the second because he was slick. Rudy Giuliani won the second because he seemed forceful, after appearing uncertain in the first. John McCain was a presence in both--a mostly honorable presence, I might...
...Employers targeting veterans cite loyalty, drive and leadership among their desirable traits as employees. Two police departments and a security company have booths at this job fair; the similar work ethic and camaraderie make for "smooth transitions" for soldiers, says Khalil Muhammad, a Chicago police officer and former Army captain. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is here to double its hiring of veterans from 4% to 8%; Jackie Hintz, its director of career entry, says the self-motivation required of military members translates well to jobs as contracted financial representatives...
...been here.” With the completion of these hangout spots, Harvard has a handful of new spaces aimed at revitalizing undergraduate campus life. Now it remains to be seen how students utilize these venues in the coming years. Perhaps the lure of a smooth-finishing frosty mug of “Harvard’s specialty 1636” beer will be enough to draw Cantabrigian bookworms from their sushi-filled holes in Lamont and out into a social setting...
...former used-car salesman in San Diego and employee at Banana Republic, Michael B. Hoagland ’07 is smooth and well dressed, and his illustrious acting career at Harvard bodes well for future success in theatre. Ten years ago, few would have guessed that the star of a middle school production of the parody “Herlock Shomes” would go on to have an impressive college acting career. But Hoagland is a winner of this year’s prestigious Jonathan Levy Award, which is given by the Office for the Arts at Harvard...