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...figure out what she means by that. I finish the beer within ten minutes but since I’m so afraid that speaking up will expose my chirpy voice, I spend half an hour waiting for Amy to ask me if I want my check. I nod meekly, dole the money onto the bar and slink out, not waiting for the change...
Many of the items exhibited invited interaction. One shopping cart depicted politician’s pictures next to brand names—former President Bill Clinton as Charmin, former presidential candidate Bob Dole on a white meat-only can of chicken soup and President Bush smiling patronizingly from a bag of Cheez-its. This accessible medium broke down traditional barriers between the display and spectators, delivering a message with more immediacy than a museum piece could...
...result was the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which loosened restrictions and spurred universities nationwide to set up programs to facilitate the practice...
Moynihan, who died last week at 76 of complications after abdominal surgery, was working-class New York's most exquisite son. He was raised by his mother, on and off the dole. He shined shoes after school near the New York Public Library on 42nd Street (in the winter of 1940, he sometimes shared the sidewalk with folk singer Woody Guthrie). He was a New York classic, the book-hungry street genius, his intellect so fresh, so vital--and so much fun--because it had been built from the pavement...
Long the whipping boy of politicians who want to cut its subsidies, public radio has become less dependent on federal funds. The U.S. Corporation for Public Broadcasting will dole out $82.7 million to public radio this year, only about 15% of public radio's spending. Most stations are also getting less money from the states, and some small stations are struggling...