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...Square is decidedly less distinctive than it once was. With the arrival of every new bank branch and national chain, the Square loses some of the edge that traditionally set it apart as a funky hangout for college students and eccentric residents of Cambridge. Gentrification and high rents have driven out many longstanding businesses, including late-night diners and bookstores that, besides catering to students, contributed to the Square’s unique atmosphere. A number of other Square “fixtures,” including the Brattle theatre, have had to be saved by generous patrons. The sort...
...Rudd's public-relations people took polls and held focus groups and told him what those things appeared to be: vision and hope for the future. Former P.M. Keating thought Rudd was too poll-driven, a captive of advisors who "won't get out of bed in the morning unless they've had a focus group report to tell them which side to get out on." But the polling helped Rudd focus, relentlessly, on offering voters what they yearned for: a government as conservative as Howard's, only with a fresher face and a more inclusive smile. A government that...
...your peace effort driven by fear of Iran? Peace with Israel has its own conditions and elements that are not connected with Iran. We want to make peace with Israel on its own terms. Iran is a neighbor that we hope we can live in peace and stability with. It takes two to act in this. They have to want the same thing too. The test with Iran is what they do in Iraq...
...multimillionaire, Rudd was far from the stereotypical Aussie bloke. But with the help of focus groups, public-relations advisers and expressions like "mate" and "fair dinkum," he made himself over as a cooler, younger version of 68-year-old Howard: not a revolutionary, just a renovator. His slick, buzzword-driven campaign - "New leadership," "fresh ideas," "plans," "the future" - took Labor's popularity rating into the high 50s, and kept it there...
...typical emotion for teenagers around the world upon leaving home to take up residence in a college dormitory. They face the daunting challenges of fitting in and making new friends amid unruly roommates and without the comfort of home cooking. But for thousands of Indian students, the anxiety is driven by an even greater menace: the prospect of constant verbal and physical abuse by senior students as part of a hazing tradition called "ragging," which critics say is systemic and far worse than in the United States...