A members-only club dedicated to über-seriousness and having no fun.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a page on its Web site dedicated to underscoring the seriousness of teenage dating violence, which it defines "as the physical, sexual or psychological emotional violence within a dating relationship, as well as stalking.
It is dedicated to "the combination of seriousness and humour".
So in 2015, the year after Scarlet Anne died, the Tacoma, Wash., mother founded the Fight the Flu Foundation, an organization dedicated to raising awareness about the seriousness of the flu, especially for families and children.
The jury, he added, also sought someone who showed a seriousness about the world and was well-read, unflaggingly dedicated to telling the truth and generous with colleagues and subjects.
Every element is here for a genuinely great, even series-capping Bond film: an excellent actor, excellent supporting characters, a seriousness of purpose without ignoring the fun and a team dedicated to one-upping themselves in quality instead of quantity.
But Mr. Gould also thrived on publicity; his living in later years depended on his record royalties and he knew how, as he put it, to "cut the cloth to fit the corner newstand". He treated himself, in fact, with a mixture of irony and seriousness, seeming at times, both a musical showman and a priest dedicated to his art.
"The seriousness in which he takes his profession is beyond imagining - we know how dedicated he is.
"Students come here knowing they want to go back to their countries and make a positive difference, and so everything they're learning, they take it with such seriousness," says Jiménez. "It's very unusual to find a place where everyone is so focused and dedicated to a mission.
Dr Hansen is a skillful and dedicated advocate but this was an unfortunate mistake that will not have achieved his objective of conveying the seriousness of the situation.
