Word: sniff
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...speaks of Cameron's "Kennedyesque glamour." Cameron and his wife Samantha - the daughter of a baronet, who sports a tattoo of a dolphin on her ankle - are among London's most sought-after party guests. Says Gregory Barker, a Tory M.P. and member of Cameron's campaign team: "People sniff Camelot...
...points on the Oscrit scale), followed by the National Board of Review (25), L.A. (24), Boston (23) and New York (20). Perhaps the NSFC has an advantage because it votes in early January, long after the other critics have convened. That group has three or four weeks to sniff out the zeitgeist and, more important, get a perspective on the serious holiday films the rest of us have been shown in early December and have little time to reflect...
...featured in the exhibit, collecting their sweat after they were exposed to fear-inducing stimuli. Using advanced technology, the scents were analyzed and reproduced in chemical form. These chemicals in turn were mixed into wall paint through a process called microencapsulation—a descendant of Scratch-n-Sniff technology—which releases odors when the paint is rubbed or scratched. The reactions of the approximately 3800 visitors to the gallery since the exhibition’s opening in October have varied immensely, according to Bill A. Arning, a curator for the List Visual Arts Center...
...death of Bobby Kennedy was the death of decency in America, the death of formality and manners, the death of dreams and of hope. Politicians no longer speak from the heart. They are focus-grouped and packaged in a way that I think the public can sniff out. The movie can serve as a reminder that there was a time when our leaders were trustworthy, when they weren't mouthpieces for special interests...
...goals just before the half to trail 20-13 at the break. But the second half gave Harvard no help. The Crimson opened the half with a long drive that reached the Penn 24 before a missed field goal by junior kicker Matt Schindel. From there, Harvard would never sniff the end zone again in a field position battle. The Quakers downed three punts inside the Crimson’s 5-yard line, one of which led to a safety in the fourth-quarter after O’Hagan tripped and fell while dropping back to pass. Harvard finished...