Word: touchings
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...convinced," he told the U.S. Defense Secretary about claims that weapons of mass destruction were hidden in Saddam Hussein's Iraq.) Schröder was not an active '68er. But he too absorbed the values of the protesters and their hunger for social justice. His ready grin and populist touch were for many young Germans a welcome relief from Helmut Kohl, his predecessor as Chancellor, whose fondness for woollen sweaters and oompah brass bands reminded many of a past their parents and grandparents preferred not to discuss. Schröder's ease in front of the camera...
...what the issues have been. There are motorized controls for everything short of the seat belt. Instructions for operating the seats run a dozen or so pages in the manual. Mercedes has put the gearshift back on the column to create more console space. It's an almost quaint touch, but you aren't shifting anything: the shifter is merely a lever that signals some other mechanical minion to go into reverse. There's also a remote-entry system that lets you unlock the doors and start the car without inserting a key in the lock or ignition. You wouldn...
...composer, with nine original tunes that evoke the muscular lyricism of Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett while still feeling fresh. Glasper is at his best on the title track, playing off tenor saxophonist Mark Turner in a minor-key vamp that constantly shifts mood and meter but never loses touch with its simple, soulful melody...
...endowment internally managed is important not just because of savings on management fees. A “hybrid” endowment—one managed both internally and externally—allows Harvard to reap returns from areas that endowments piecemealed out to hedge funds can’t touch. Harvard can also make moral decisions with its internal money, like it did last year when the Harvard Corporation directed HMC to divest from PetroChina. By speaking out against “high” salaries at HMC, members of the Class of 1969 are effectively calling for external management...
...wear jeans while using the equipment because “it wears down the fabric on the seats.” I was left wondering what the differences are between a 100 percent cotton t-shirt and a 100 percent cotton pair of denim jeans, since the former must touch the fabric of those machines hundreds of times a day. If places like the MAC are just going to make arbitrary rules, they should at least think up more creative excuses...