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...lzer's own route to the ringmaster's role tonight is somewhat surprising. Born nearby, the son of solid farming stock, he was always more interested in fashion than in fertilizer. "I can't explain this. There was no one in my family like this. I have checked back several generations," he says. Sälzer's résumé includes four years with hair-care giant Schwarzkopf. "Hair care is very close to fashion," says Sälzer, the father of four sons. "For women, it is the only thing you can change. I would not say I was fashionable...
...keep taking good shots, just keep doing the things we’re doing, and we just need to shoot a little smarter, a little better, and hopefully it’ll fall’ and that’s what they did.”In a somewhat physical game, the Crimson killed both extra-man opportunities for the Stags and went 1-for-3 in its own man-up situations.“I thought a year ago maybe we weren’t as physical as we wanted to be,” Tillman said...
...That embarrassment has since been softened somewhat by the drop in violence that began in mid-2007, although violence levels have begun rising again in recent months. But, while McCain's strong support for the surge has set him apart from his potential Democratic opponents and even from many Republicans, the perception in the U.S. that McCain offers a significantly different approach to Iraq than can be expected from his rivals is not shared by many Iraqis. They see more similarities than differences among U.S. politicians, and are not expecting much to change...
...athletic likelies, the admissions office is primarily motivated to reach out to applicants who might not otherwise attend.According to Fitzsimmons, academic likely letters are often sent to students “who might not think Harvard was even in the cards.”Link, for one, has a somewhat unorthodox background—she has been homeschooled since kindergarten and received perfect scores on both the SAT and the ACT. Link spends much of her time practicing harp and won an international title in Ireland last year.DEFINITELY LIKELYAs an academic and athletic recruiting tactic, likely letters seem...
...characters could beour parents, they could be us, they couldbe anyone.”The film also defies genre classification,at times aspiring to noirish suspensewhile also achieving a darkly comedic undertone.It’s pleasantly surprising that themovie’s performances are so emotionallyengaging, given the somewhat erratic tone.“The form is artificial and comic, but theacting is really modern,” Sachs said.Cooper was also pleased at Sachs’ decisionto portray the character of Harryrealistically. “In the beginning we weregiven the idea to give this a lighter feelthan...