Word: sword
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...keeps a younger blond (Alison Lohman) on the side. And in his showdown with Grendma, he's simply out of his shallows. She appears to him drenched in gold, with high-heeled feet and nipples pert enough to hang a horseshoe on. When her hand touches Beowulf's sword, it turns to water, even as his resolve melts away at her caress. Ulysses may have resisted the sirens, but Beowulf's self-regard leads him to think he can bed Grendma and then best her. All of which leads to the illuminating observation that even a hero of legend...
Vasella keeps a keen eye on his cherished drug business from an elegant second-floor office in the old Sandoz headquarters. On a counter behind his black leather chair are a pair of ancient Egyptian vases, a sword from the Han dynasty and a large blue-green bust of Buddha from the Tang dynasty. An avid collector of Oriental art, he recently bought a 13th century Tibetan statue of Buddha made of gilded bronze, which he keeps at his home in Zug. "I talk to him sometimes," says Vasella, "and I say, 'You know, I like you better than Jesus...
...other situation needing improvement. We must recognize and respect the limits of politics, which means accounting for our own limits—of time, resources, and moral fallibility. To do otherwise, to insist that we can save the world and right every evil whether by the pen or the sword, we set ourselves up for failure, radicalize politics, and, by leaving unrealistic expectations unrealized, engender bitterness and cynicism in politics. Politics is not a simple science. We would do well then to resist those ideologues who promise paradise through policies of greatest simplicity, ease, and comfort.To the student activists...
...have a disagreement," Obama said. "Strong countries talk to their adversaries and tell them where they stand; that's always been something that I stood for, I've been consistent on that." Not exactly gladiator politics, but at the very least, Obama has started reaching for his sword...
...medical industry and academia has drawn significant scrutiny in recent years, and the study authors said that determining when such interactions cross the line from fostering innovation to biasing research is far from simple. “The influence of industry in academia is really a double-edged sword because professors may know a lot about gene expression but not a lot about manufacturing and marketing,” said study co-author Joel S. Weissman, an associate professor at HMS. “But a lot of people are starting to realize that the influence of drug companies...