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...album—tentatively titled “Blasting Through”—to no avail, and years went by until even the most eager fans reverted to a doubting Thomas mentality. By 2007, it seemed basically impossible that “Blasting Through” would ever see a proper release—more likely its demos would be found decades later in a rented attic, as Elephant 6 projects are wont to do. Finally, in late 2008, Hart revealed a primary reason for the seemingly endless delay: he had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a sobering...
...extreme uncertainty in our economy and a level of volatility and dysfunction in many types of investments that went well beyond all previous experience,” wrote Mendillo, who took the helm at HMC only last summer. The decline—the largest ever experienced at HMC, which manages Harvard’s endowment—was not unexpected, and administrators have been planning for a 30 percent decline since December. Many peer institutions have been anticipating similar losses...
...official view at this point is, ‘So far, so good.’ Or maybe even a little better,” said HUCTW director Bill Jaeger. “The human resources community at the University is more aware than it’s ever been, and more thoughtful than we’ve ever seen, about really giving high priority to [laid-off employees] for open jobs.” He said that 32 laid off staff workers have already found new jobs at Harvard—an accomplishment he attributes to the Union?...
...reporting politics. Alex S. Jones, director of the center, said he thought this year’s class of fellows was particularly well-suited to address the polarized nature of modern political discourse. “We’re in an even more partisan, poisonous environment than we ever have been,” said Jones, who pointed to the health-care debate as a particularly striking current example. “With these fellows, we feel like we’re right on the tip of the arrow.” Geer, whose research will focus...
...countries as well, straddling the border between Texas and Mexico and leaping up to the coal-gray coast of Oregon. “Babel” was a story of alienation, but no matter how far apart “The Burning Plain” flings its characters, none ever lands beyond redemption. Scars appear frequently in the film as indelible reminders of both trauma and happiness; either way, the past is always present. A full list of the many symbols Arriaga employs would indicate the work of a ham-handed artiste and a precocious directorial newcomer. But his recurring...