Word: temperance
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While it is defensible to herald an actor for his guts in stuntwork, some wonder what judgment should be passed once his realistic stuntwork makes it onscreen and is viewed by small children. Does Walking Tall ironically encourage kids to walk short on temper and patience in resolving a conflict...
Rosgen's drive to restore rivers was born of rage. As a young Forest Service worker, he was assigned to inspect an area in his native north Idaho. There, he saw a pristine stream that had been ruined by runoff from timber clear cutting. Rosgen lost his temper, eventually quit the Forest Service and started his own stream-restoration consulting enterprise. Federal agencies that had ignored his complaints are now among the clients that pay Rosgen to teach employees about doctoring streams. He retreats between trips to his horse-ranch headquarters north of Fort Collins, Colo. These days...
...Brown anniversary approaches, “it’s important that organizations like the Urban League make sure that we temper our celebration of progress with a sensible and honest reflection in the areas where we’ve had failures,” Ogletree said...
...that, even after saves, they are often in a bug-eyed rage. Howard is the exception, reserved to the point of invisibility. With his jersey an inoffensive gray and his hair cut short (but not to the point of look-at-me baldness), Howard flashes no jewelry and no temper, is flamboyant only in his aggression when a cross rockets into the box. Since making the match-winning save against Arsenal's Robert Pires in his first big test last August, Howard had given up just 37 goals in 37 Premiership, FA Cup and Champions League matches through Saturday...
...wandered the country, consulting for different restaurants before visiting Napa in 1992, where he came across the French Laundry. He pulled together a group of investors and opened in 1994. Keller thrived in the bucolic calm of the wine country. His manner mellowed, and he got his infamous temper under control. Keller's father was a Marine drill instructor. "He used to tear people apart and then build them up again. I used to be like that. But now if I shout at someone, I get embarrassed." He moved into the house behind the Laundry with Laura Cunningham, general manager...