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...come across a surprising new exhibition. In place of the usual bones, the museum is showing photographs of leaves in black and white. The museum is not trying to bombard visitors with the unexpected, said Executive Director Elisabeth A. Werby ’72, but attempting to bridge the gap between art and science in the hopes of attracting new crowds to the institution. “We wanted to do something a little edgier, to bring in a new audience who don’t expect this kind of photography,” she said about the exhibition entitled...
...innovation at which Americans excel. Beginning in the early 1990s, the U.S. experienced one of its most sustained economic booms ever in part due to American superiority in the information technology at the heart of the New Economy. Meanwhile Japan's ascent faltered as U.S. carmakers narrowed the quality gap, and other nations, such as South Korea, began competing head to head with Japan in consumer electronics, autos and other products. No one is too worried about Japan taking over the world today...
...Saturday nights rather than closing at 9:45 pm—but the three hour extension is simply not enough. Given the arbitrariness of the distinction between weekday and weekend come exam time, HCL should keep Lamont open 24 hours a day on weekends as well. To rectify the gap between library hours and exam schedules, some argue that the College might choose instead to stop administering finals on Saturdays. This option would not be practical, however, as the absence of Saturday finals would cramp the already loaded finals schedule, resulting in more cases in which students have to take...
...stations have pulled the "offending" serials, but Saad Mohseni, director of Tolo TV, has refused, calling the ban illegal and ill-defined. He may eventually have to acquiesce, although he has plenty of other programs to fill the gap. Tolo already airs the terror-themed Hollywood drama 24, while a Korean mini-series and an Afghan-made soap opera have proved popular. So, it's not the ratings effect of dropping Tulsi that worries him, Mohseni says; it's the precedent. "Is this going to cut back on what we enjoy, freedom of expression? The Indian shows go first, then...
...case for her going on. In order for Clinton to persuade superdelegates to back her over Obama, she needed to demonstrate that she was the less divisive candidate who could win over general election swing voters in states like Indiana. Her aggressive campaign, however, has led to a growing gap - now between 15 and 20 points in Indiana and North Carolina - in the perception that she has been more unfair in her attacks than Obama...