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Editors often resort to "filler" to fill the page--literally. Even with the new layout, a longer paper and more advertisements in the fall season means that "filler" is often necessary to preserve the continuity of the page. Classic "filler" usually takes the form of messages from The Crimson. Boxes that say "Your Ad Here," or "Got a hot news tip?" are blatant filler. Reuters news photos are a welcome alternative to this, but should still be used as little as possible. However, rather than analyze the intent of Crimson editors in page layout, I'd like to extend...
Public libraries have done their best to try to fill some of the gap with public access terminals, and tycoons like Bill Gates have poured millions of dollars into inner-city libraries to hook them up to the Internet. But the usefulness of these resources is limited; imagine trying to do real work on, say, a Science Center kiosk...
...mood was jubilant because the technique ? a hydrogenation of gasoline (or ethanol or methanol) ? is relatively elegant, eliminating the specter of electrical-charging stations and three-hour fill...
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, most people expected a burgeoning of political parties to fill the vacuum left by the communists. Parties did emerge, but in the tightly controlled presidential system that was hand-tailored for Yeltsin what counts is access--to the President, to his few closest aides and family members, and to half a dozen or so top government officials...
Although the album is an unpleasant listen overall, there are a couple bright spots. The Pietasters are not incapable of making good music; gems like "Out All Night" and "Without You" prove Jackson can sing. Why he chooses to fill his throat with phlegm and croak out songs for the rest of the album is beyond understanding...