Word: stern
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...Matthew J. Stern ’08-’09, another concentrator, who took Mendelsohn’s junior seminar on the atomic bomb, stressed that while Mendelsohn could teach the “nuts and bolts” of scientific progress, he could also make his students “really understand what it was like to be a scientist” in whatever period he dealt with...
...call children baby-jaan, or "life," and press free candy into their palms. Indian bus drivers clamber out to lift young kids into their vehicles. Wizened Chinese waiters break out into smiles and escort crying toddlers toward the live-seafood tank so that the parents can eat in peace. Stern Japanese bank clerks stop all work to gather and coo over a baby...
...blow to Saudi diplomacy was reflected in what the Kingdom's top diplomat described as the "stern" messages he has delivered to Palestinian leaders on behalf of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud. The Saudi monarch, Prince Saud explained, is holding Palestinian President and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and Hamas exile chief Khaled Meshaal "firmly to the commitment they made in the eyes of God." In mediating the accord, the Saudis argued that Palestinian unity was essential in order to start negotiations with Israel, brushing aside U.S. concerns that Hamas, a radical group that...
...little in dual racing so I think we knew they would be the crew to beat,” coxswain Kelly Evans said. “We were one seat down at the start, were even at the 1000, and started to pull ahead and were bow to stern at 500 to go, though I think they came back...
...refs don't deserve all the blame for the excess. It was Stern who issued a zero-tolerance policy before this season to stop players from constantly complaining, which resulted in a 10% jump in regular season technical fouls. And many would agree with the NBA's claim that in an era when refs spend hours after each game reviewing tape and critiquing their on court performance, on balance the level of officiating has actually never been better. "The refs are just doing what they're told," says Hill. If that's the case, then it's up to Stern...