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...remember the museums of my youth. They were always filled with rapt people and a contemplative silence. A silence so intense, in fact, that once I avoided sitting down on a couch in the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) to avoid the noise the cushion would make...
...race as close as the one in 2000, where five states were decided by less than 1% of the vote, even tiny numbers of swing voters can be an electoral tipping point. Both sides hope that if they can expand their own ranks, they will build a cushion against the shifting and unpredictable allegiances of that small handful of late deciders...
...ADPs and CalPERS of the world are more willing to consider what has long been the province of venture philanthropists and NGOs. As director of Deutsche Bank's Community Development Group, Mahmood is also using a generous safety net to attract skeptical investors. With a so-called first-loss cushion of 50%, his soon-to-be-launched $50 million debt fund could lose $25 million before commercial investors lose a dime. By employing what he calls a belt-and-suspenders approach, Mahmood says, "we're making it difficult to say no to these opportunities...
...bills as they come in rather than once a month, or saving 5% of your household income instead of the 10% that financial planners often advise and many individuals find impossible to achieve. Happiness means taking precautions, like having life insurance, disability insurance, a three-to-six-month emergency cushion and a will. And as antiquated as it may sound, it means taking the time to balance your checkbook once a month...
Writer Mike White (The Good Girl), whose previous work has generally been audacious and edgy, consistently plays it safe in School of Rock, using Black as a cushion upon which to fall back in the least comically risky manner. Similarly, the past films of director Richard Linklater (Waking Life, Dazed and Confused) have hardly suggested a proficiency at producing inspirational mainstream comedies of this type. However, both White and Linklater prove adept at producing conventional material uncommonly well. School of Rock echoes with comic and emotional resonance without getting mired in sentimentality, allowing Black to revel in a role...