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...last 28 years, traditionally took place at Harvard Law School’s Pound Hall. This year’s event was at the Center for Government and International Studies, where DRCLAS has offices. Organizers expressed concern about the location change, but that did not seem to detract from the crowd—organizers estimate that 3,000 visitors attended the event. “I love the bazaar. You can never feel like you’re spending money in a bad way,” said Regina Durga, an energy efficiency program manager from Boston. And youngsters agreed...
Minsky inserts rhetorical interjections and a number of diagrams, however, to detract from that textbook aesthetic. These tools, combined with a number of assorted quotations, make the book easy to read for the knowledgeable and uninformed alike...
...symphony” or notepads when he says “love note.” Featuring a perfect blend of solo and group dancing, the video is full of undeniably captivating liquid movements, although the all-too-familiar interspersions of scantily-clad women humping Timberlake and T.I. regrettably detract from its otherwise smooth sensibility. The video version of “My Love” also includes a one-and-half-minute introduction; as the full clip clocks in at some six minutes, both the visuals and the music start to lose their hold before long, due to their...
...Le’s is an interesting mix of Asian serenity and American tastelessness. The wooden tables are decorated with just a flower, while bizarre artwork clashes with the pastel colored walls. If anything, these prints create an interesting conversation piece and do not significantly detract from the pleasant environment. Compared to its similarly priced Asian counterparts in the Square, however, Le’s takes the cake for ambiance and cleanliness, despite its shortcomings...
...crazy. He is smiling gently because for him, the most perplexing and troubling questions we all face every day have already been answered. He has placed his trust in the arms of God. Just because it isn't the God that many of us believe in does not detract from the sincerity or power of his faith. It is a faith that is real, all too real--gripping billions across the Muslim world in a new wave of fervor and fanaticism. All worries are past him, all anxiety, all stress. "Peoples, driven by their divine nature, intrinsically seek good, virtue...