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...support for one of the major planks in its manifesto: proportional representation, an electoral system under which seats are awarded to parties in direct ratio to their popular vote. But since Britain's current system greatly benefits the two established parties, both the Tories and Labor will surely block the S.D.P. proposal...
...After the miss, Harvard brings it down the court, McGeary running aimlessly on the baseline, kicks it out to Housman. Housman drives it down the middle and draws the block. That is Columbia's 20th foul of the night, so Housman gets to shoot from the charity stripe. Housman, still perfect, makes both free throws. Columbia 60, Harvard...
...Harris with a crucial block on Columbia's Baumann. Ball still on Columbia's side, Unger and Baumann battling in the blocks, Harvard's zone is stifling....but not stifling enough. Columbia with the basket. Harvard 46, Columbia...
...pages. This unfortunately recalls the viewer to recall the latter’s Lilliputian role as elfin DJ Donnie in 2007’s “Fred Claus.” As members of his crew extol the virtues of cruisin’ down the block with jewels on they watch, the lyrics of such poeticisms are streamingly “printed” on the pages which now serve as the video’s sets. The clip is a boringly meta, dreary treatise on absolutely nothing new. The line between fantasy and actuality is blurred beyond belief...
...designer Karl Ehrhardt achieved cult fame among baseball fans as the New York Mets' self-appointed commentator. From 1964 to 1981, the "Sign Man of Shea Stadium"--whom the Mets flew to the 1973 World Series for good luck--sat in the stands and held up hundreds of prepared block-lettered placards to tweak (JOSE CAN YOU SEE? when Jose Cardenal struck out) or praise (IT'S ALIVE! when a weak player got a hit). "I called them the way I saw them," he said...