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...exist. One thumb-stick controls the boy, the other controls the camera. One button means jump and one means "swing at the inky monster with your stick." "Dying" is rare. It only gets frustrating when you can't figure out what to do next. But only once was I driven to find an Internet "walkthrough" for assistance. Mostly you can figure it out by jumping around and hitting things. At worst the puzzles lack a certain variety in that they all involve moving objects around and traversing space...
...Porter, what’s going on with the economy? Should we buy or sell? “I would say we’re both cautiously optimistic. I never give anyone investment advice other than invest for the long term. Don’t be driven by timing, because if you’re trying to guess you’re playing a very high risk game...
...After she was accepted, Keel’s parents negotiated a generous financial aid package with the admissions office. Sally Donahue, director of financial aid, says that “We’ve increased the scholarship budget by about $8 million. In large part it’s driven by the growth in Harvard’s endowment. It’s wonderful.” Donahue adds that since 1998, need-based scholarships have increased $4,000 on average per student...
...never climbed to the top of the Prudential Center, never peered intently at the water that a few fiery revolutionaries once turned into tea. But I have visited China Town in wind so bitter that my hot and sour soup froze as I stepped out the door. I have driven to the Cape and back in one night just to eat ice cream before the parlors boarded their windows for the first frost. I’ve made snow angels in front of Faneuil Hall, made canolis in the North End, made wishes in park fountains just before dark...
...Hardly surprising, then, that U.S. political leaders are injecting a note of urgency into efforts to oust the Taliban, even as U.S. commanders emphasize that the war will likely continue into next year. The message is mixed, but not necessarily contradictory. Even if they're driven out of Mazari al-Sharif and the capital, the Taliban are unlikely to disappear from the political-military equation. But the U.S. may be hoping over the next three weeks to alter the balance of power between the Taliban and its domestic foes, keeping its special forces poised, through the winter, if necessary...