Word: deterence
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Michelle Obama frequently tells the rest of the country, "You can't really understand Barack until you understand Hawaii." But all of that won't deter Illinois. Democratic state senator Terry Link, Obama's Chicago poker- and golf-playing buddy, says that while Obama was born and raised in Honolulu, "we consider him ours. He's very much an Illinoisan as far as we're concerned. We embrace him as our favorite son. He's Illinois true and blue." Addressing Hawaii's claims on him, Link says, "We're going to steal him from you in every which...
...affordable extravagances,’ people will still have their occasional five-dollar ice cream cone or eight-dollar cigar.” But he also acknowledged that his store increasingly depends on the University for customers, and that increased economic stress and rising unemployment could deter some customers who live farther away from the Square.“In the old days, people would come into the Square to shop, but now we depend on people who are already in the Square,” said MacDonald. “I don’t know who lives...
...situation is absurd,” Tenenbaum said. “It was never about the money. It was about creating a scary situation to deter others...
...another attendee who had already accrued some entrepreneurial experience through a company she started in order to promote computer gaming as a sport. Wenger also discussed the impact of the current economic crisis on start-ups but told the students not to let the current market turbulence deter them. “If the financial crisis has proven anything,” he said, “it’s that working for a large institution is just as safe as starting your own business...
...seemed surprisingly comfortable on stage partially nude, and she successfully conveyed the internal battle she faced between piecing together her past and moving on into the future. Still, the plot was extremely confusing at times, and events only became comprehensible halfway through the play. But this should not deter anyone from watching “Mnemonic”; the ensuing confusion is only part of the experience. A second viewing might be required to fully understand the scope of the play, but that only means experiencing the wonderful intensity all over again.—Staff writer Andres A. Arguello...