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...like any good soldier, the general knows when to keep his head down. Rumsfeld loves the spotlight; Franks is only too happy to stay out of it. "Franks thought that Schwarzkopf cut way too high a profile during the Gulf War," says a military subordinate who has worked on Franks' Centcom staff. "He thinks it's tawdry." Ultimately, Franks is really more comfortable behind the scenes. A Marine officer puts it another way: "He's been a low-profile guy all the way up. That's been the secret to his success...
...like to be in the spotlight too much," says the shaggy-haired, goatee-sporting Nowitzki. As a teenager, he would stay up most of the night with his buddies to watch NBA play-off games on TV and then stagger into school bleary-eyed. The late-night airing of games continues to pose an obstacle to the league's growth, causing many overseas companies to shy away from sponsorship deals...
With the possible exception of Eminem and a few veteran rappers like Snoop Dogg, it just seems like music has become a means to an end rather than art for art’s sake. Musicians are preoccupied with staying in the spotlight rather than with writing music. We’ve granted them a measure of fame they don’t deserve. What should have been 15 minutes of popularity has turned into almost a decade of painfully saccharine cliches...
While hamantaschen are not to be missed, they are by no means the highlight of the bakery. The borekas ($1.50), a flaky pastry filled with savory mashed potato, are another delight. The sweets may steal the spotlight, but the long logs of borekas that sit in a display case should not be ignored. Borekas are heavy enough to satisfy an immediate craving yet light enough to have as a late afternoon snack...
According to Gershowitz, what she refers to as basic pro-Israeli beliefs have gone unstated at Harvard in the past year, while divestment and other anti-Israel movements have been in the media spotlight...