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...excellent review of the hidden reason why Obama could lose the upcoming election. The author was quite correct that the problem goes beyond race and, instead touches on the cultural differences this candidate seems to represent. My only disappointment is that the precise word for this hidden element in the campaign - xenophobia - never appeared once in the article. People should be given the word that applies to this ugly situation, even if they are proud of living in their "melting pot." Max Gordon Lee, ECHIROLLES, FRANCE...
...funds. Commentators across the board blamed Porsche for causing chaos on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange this week. The daily Die Welt called Porsche the biggest German hedge fund, and criticized Germany's lax disclosure laws. Porsche has been stealthily building a stake in VW and it only retained the element of surprise because German law did not require disclosure of the positions that account for more than 30% of its stake in VW. "Only when it is no longer possible for a company like Porsche to secretly put its hands on such a large number of shares will...
...Harvard Crimson: What made comics your chosen medium for self-expression? Art Spiegelman: You know those science experiments with little ducklings that just follow the first thing they see around? The first thing I was able to really see and understand was comics. THC: How does the narrative element influence your visual aesthetic? AS: I find that I draw appropriate to each idea rather than try to draw the same way each time. The drawings keep echoing different approaches and different styles depending on the content. In the new book “Breakdowns” each strip is drawn...
...Ryan cautioned against focusing on any one element of the ongoing discussions to shape Charlesview, adding that the planners involved had many angles to consider simultaneously...
...That, too, was in part to maintain the element of surprise - another bit of the old general's doctrine at work...