Word: benefited
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Three years ago, Michael Bolton had a fortunate epiphany. Sharing a stage with Luciano Pavarotti at an Italian benefit concert, Bolton heard the First Tenor sing Puccini's Nessun dorma. The experience left the pop balladeer "overwhelmed by the emotional depth of this great music." Now Bolton has recorded My Secret Passion: The Arias (Sony Classical), a collection of 10 popular arias and a duet from La Boheme on which he is joined by no less a luminary than soprano Renee Fleming...
Apparently, freedom from the responsibility to divulge actual actions is widely appreciated. Some even count on the vagueness. Ken G. Haig '99 admits that because of the ambiguity, "people give you the benefit of the doubt." Jack P. Donahue '01 agrees, confiding it's "to protect pride, because then people can assume you did more than you did." However, most see the ambiguity as either a way to protect privacy or as a concession to politeness. "Especially girls don't want to say, 'yeah, I fucked this guy last night' or 'yeah, I went down on this guy,'" insists Begnaud...
...prayers by the six million plus Muslims in the U.S. The Eid and the pilgrimage preceding it teach a number of universal lessons, of value to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. The season reminds us of equality, simplicity, sacrifice and community: values of utmost importance that we can all benefit from thinking about...
...whose work improves people's lives, making our working hours more productive and more fun. Gates must bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign exchange to America each year. If he makes billions as a result, good luck to him. Will bringing down Microsoft and Gates benefit America? It may soothe the envy of his competitors, but it won't be of long-term benefit to the world. America should celebrate him, not persecute him. BARBARA BANNISTER KwaZulu, South Africa...
...motion that it takes to WIELD AN AX would benefit the shoulders and triceps, but think before using it instead of a barbell...