Word: specializing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...always a pretty quiet guy. But I just think the wide receiver position gets glorified. I know offensive lineman that are just as crazy as any receiver in the NFL, but they don't get the publicity that receivers get. I think those guys happen to be special football players too. Trust me, you won't get much attention if you are a wild guy and you aren't catching touchdowns...
...Acker made a short film called 9 when he was in graduate school. Nominated for an Academy Award in 2006, it brought Acker admirers and eager mentors, including Tim Burton and Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov, two of the producers of the feature-length version. They saw something special in that short film, and Acker was encouraged to expand on it. The results are still on the skimpy side - the film is only 79 min. - and while reminiscent of Coraline's playful weirdness and Wall-E's plotline, lack the power of either. The script by Pamela Pettler, who also worked...
...part of our special report on service, I spoke with the President and the First Lady in their first joint sit-down interview since the Inauguration. They agreed to do this because of their extraordinary commitment to service. The President noted more than once not to forget that the commitment to face-to-face volunteering was good for both the giver and the receiver...
...feature “enhanced” choices—including healthier food options and greater variety. But the Tuesday night debut, featuring vanilla and chocolate cupcakes—along with traditional items such as bagels and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches—struck many undergraduates as nothing special. “I don’t feel like the variety has changed, but I feel like the quantity has doubled,” said Tri D. Chiem ’10 as he finished his apple in Quincy House. “I was hoping there would...
...various aspects of his philosophy. Professor Niall C.D. Ferguson said he didn’t think he would “ever be enthusiastic about virtue,” saying that the word had Robespierrian connotations of “sending people to the guillotine.” Former special assistant to President Ronald Reagan and current Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy E. Noonan commented on the gap between abstract philosophy and practicality in politics. Politicians “have to make decisions in real time, decisions based essentially on practical calculations,” Noonan said...