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...Manners Learned As” followed by a description of the stage in his life, such as, “Manners Needed For Important Science” and “Manners Appropriate For a Nobel Prize.” These chapter titles are incredibly stiff and disconnected from the rest of the material. It is strange that someone should describe the stages of his life in terms of the “manners” he learned. Furthermore, the chapters rarely discuss Watson’s manners. Instead, Watson merely recounts his memories and then...

Author: By Edward F. Coleman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Watson Pretentious and Uninspiring | 11/9/2007 | See Source »

...WORK? Obama was all knees and elbows as he boogied to Beyonc with Ellen, but he got in a few hip shakes and charmed the host. Similarly, his surprise SNL appearance was somewhat stiff--but ended with a flash of his famous grin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Politics | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

...Hillary hasn't exactly been a provocative liberal lately. Her primary campaign has been marked by her careful avoidance of any positions that would swing her too far left for the general election. Conservatives fasten on her caution and stiff demeanor as proof positive of her fakery and insincere maneuvering. Prior to her widely panned performance in Philadelphia, she met practically every verbal challenge at debates with a studied laugh, which might have softened her image but galled conservatives more than anything she could ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viewpoint: The World of Hillary Hatred | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

...Crimson, the challenge of moving the ball on a stiff Penn defense will fall to sophomore running back Cheng Ho, who earned his second and third career 100-yard rushing games the last two weeks, and senior quarterback Chris Pizzotti, who leads the Ivies in pass efficiency. Harvard, also leading the league in turnover margin, will have to avoid turnovers against a Quakers team that is forcing almost three-per-game...

Author: By Brad Hinshelwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Perfect League Season in Sight for Football Team | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

...dance for “Walk Like an Egyptian.” One girl looks around with uncertainty to make sure she’s not the only one. Indeed, if they weren’t all such gifted musicians, the whole spectacle of interwoven lines of anxious-looking, stiff-limbed undergraduates would risk resembling a scene from a Christopher Guest movie.“We have to rehearse differently with the singers,” explains stage director Catherine E. Powell ’08. “They have to think more about actually producing the sound. They?...

Author: By Daniel B. Howell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Opera Brings Dark Age to the Stage | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

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