Word: successful
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Fernandez called the event a success and said she hoped it could become an annual year-end occurrence...
...Macmillan; $16.95), examines the U.S. Constitution, tracking the concept of "rightful authority" back to the Greek statesman Solon, then bringing it forward to culmination in the Constitution's codification of the world's first federal republic. The logic and progression is pure Adler, and the book's initial critical success surely comes as no surprise to the author, a man who recalls not a single failing of self-confidence. "I've never had an identity crisis," he says. "I have no insecurity. I wouldn't know what that...
...into the law school, where he held the informal title of Professor of Blue Sky. He has always cherished the role of what he calls a "non grata in academe," preferring to communicate his message, largely through his books, to America at large. He has done so with such success that Michael Timpane, president of Columbia's Teachers College, calls Adler "the last great Aristotelian," that is, life master of deductive logic...
Secret of My Success...
Only on "Ahead" and "Over Theirs" does the band achieve any sort of success. The former is a shuffling, sequencer-laden dance tune, built around a piercing guitar riff. Though highly unoriginal, it's the record's only memorable tune. "Over Theirs" is a dirge-like ode to obscurity, in which singer Newman chortles about boundaries just out of sight, backed by a melodic guitar line and atmospheric keyboards. Although the band's art-school derision makes you cringe, the song achieves a sort of synthetic beauty despite itself...