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...what happened to the bitter divisions of 2003? "Everybody's moved beyond that," said a senior U.S. official. Now, he said, the international community was united in looking "forward to the future" - and in terms of the formal proceedings at the conference, at least, he was right. The term "shared values" was bandied around so much it seemed that Davos had become one giant undergraduate ethics seminar. Cheney caught the mood perfectly. A man whom, a year ago, many in Davos thought had horns and a tail, came across as nicely self-deprecatory. In a notably conciliatory speech...
This is my bitter story about how Hollywood screwed up my brilliant idea. Only it wasn't even Hollywood. It was VH1. It's really more a story about how four guys MTV was trying to get rid of screwed up my idea...
Harvard University Transportation Services recognizes the important service we provide to the University community, especially when concerns about safety as well as the bitter cold weather make it imperative that our service operate reliably and on time. We are taking every measure possible to ensure that. As with any transportation service, occasionally there are circumstances that are beyond our control, such as weather and unusual traffic conditions, which affect our on-time performance. Because we take this seriously, all of our drivers are required to keep logs of all runs so we can identify problems...
...drumbeat of bad publicity about ephedra has taken its toll. Sales were reportedly down even before the FDA's announcement. Many supplement enthusiasts have started taking other so-called natural stimulants--like synephrine and octopamine, found in bitter orange--which are not as potent as ephedra. But even with these products, information on safety is sparse--thanks once again to the 1994 dietary-supplements...
Some Americans are bitter about this, others merely confused. Democrats think it's our fault. They charge Bush with mishandling relations with the allies. Theirs is an etymological problem. Events have overtaken vocabulary. These countries are not allies. It is sheer laziness now that counts France and Germany as old allies, sheer naivete that counts Russia...