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...expect all the Ivy League teams to play their best,” Crimson coach Ray Leone said. “We expect tough games from everyone this season, especially Cornell considering they put up such a good game last year...
...hard to listen to the 14 tracks on “Surfing,” however, and buy Banhart’s assessment of the situation. The words spoken by the Venezuelan singer that evening were not self-deprecation, nor were they even a poor attempt at lowering crowd expectations. Instead, they were indicative of a mode of living that the album embodies—one in which the artists involved are fundamentally talented and seem to derive true and honest pleasure from making music, no matter its form or focus. A comparison comes to mind, one that is both...
...expects the United States to suddenly care about the rest of the world’s problems. But that’s precisely why it should do so now. Most expect any further U.S. aid to come from philanthropists. If instead the United States leads the charge to reach the MDGs—the world’s single most prized project—during its own “domestic” emergency, it will receive approbation it hasn’t enjoyed in years...
...expect college endowments will be down, but so will family savings,” he said. “We’re all going to be experiencing the pain...
...expect states to follow California's lead and start queuing up in Washington looking for money simply to be able to pay their teachers and firefighters. While all states have to deal with an uneven influx of revenue from tax collection, California is among the very few that deal with temporary shortfalls by issuing short-term debt. Most states instead rely on internal cash management - in some cases, borrowing from their own pension funds if necessary - which means they aren't dependent on outside borrowing in order to make payroll and keep the lights on. And even those municipalities that...