Word: toning
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...want," says Jim Lapidus, who runs the costume department on the Fox show 24, which sacrificed its entire season to the strike. "I don't support the way they did it. I wish they would have stayed at the table and we all would have stayed working." Lapidus's tone is considerably more measured than that of Thomas Short, the president of the below-the-line workers' union, the International Association of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), who likens the WGA leadership to "a huge clown car that's only missing the hats and horns." (IATSE currently represents the reality...
...alcohol is fraught with concerns,” Dean of Residential Life Suzy M. Nelson wrote in an e-mail. “First, it is more concentrated, and easier to get more alcohol in a smaller quantity of liquid...Finally, the Masters felt that mixed drinks change the tone of what is intended to be a casual event to foster fellowship and conversation over a few beers and pizza.” The proposal comes a month after the UC was forced to stop funding alcohol through its party grants. This year’s Harvard College Handbook also...
...reading Klein's "The Tone-Deaf Democrats," I couldn't help drawing comparisons to 1976. Then you had a largely inexperienced Democrat - Jimmy Carter - promising change and winning on the back of Republican failures. Carter, while undoubtedly well meaning, did not have a clear agenda and was not re-elected because of doubts about his competence. The 2008 race could be a case of history repeating itself. Obama is also a largely inexperienced but well-meaning candidate who promises change. His strategy might win one term in the White House, but with his stumbling over human rights and national security...
...quick turn in Harvard’s play set the tone for the rest of the game, as the Crimson clamped down on defense and outmuscled BU on the glass in the second frame...
...present the facts, but you [should] also say that there could be a better world out there,” she said. Lecturer Elaine Kamarck, who moderated, praised Kanter’s book as a fresh look at America and a departure from the partisan tone of today’s politics. The book outlines six steps the country needs to take in order to return to its core values of equality and opportunity, Kamarck said. But other panelists questioned whether optimism is likely to promote change. David Gergen, the director of the Kennedy School’s Center...