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...ready to indulge the fans of Kevin, 21, Joe, 19, and Nick, 16 - I've now learned the Jonases' names and ages - because I can recall another pop band that had a little impact. Back in 1964, the Beatles made the same four-media triumph in the U.S.: on records, on The Ed Sullivan Show, with their film A Hard Day's Night and on an American concert tour. When I caught them, in Philadelphia's Town Hall (honest, I was an infant back then), they could have been a mime troupe, so helpless was their music against the sonic...
...also exalted the theatrical element over the musical. It happens that the Jonases write most of their own songs, which on first listen did not make me eager for a second. But the basic impact is visual: they're meant to be simultaneously cheerful and lubricious, to fulfill their fans' childlike idolatry and blooming sexual awareness. That's how the brothers' antiseptic image, and the movie's G rating, can coexist with the Jaggeresque poses and wind sprints of the one in the center, Joe Jonas...
...proposed budget is a savvy political vehicle for reform. The federal budget process has two purposes. First, it provides “a financial measure of federal expenditures, receipts, deficits, and debt levels and their impact on the economy” in order to maintain both stability and growth. Second, it allocates the means to fund such objectives. Although these tall orders might ordinarily lead to filibuster for other legislation, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 mandates “fast-track” legislative procedures—limiting debate times and even restricting amendments based on relevancy?...
...against eventual-champion Trinity sent the Crimson into the bronze medal matchup against a strong Rochester team, where it battled for third, but came up short, losing 7-2.Harvard deemed the fourth place finish a success, but the team is looking to exhibit its individual talent and make a big impact on the college squash scene in its final showing this season.“Because this is an individual tournament, the goals are individual,” said Cohen. “Colin is going to play for a national championship and we are really amped up about that...
...letter called for Harvard to provide details within roughly two weeks about the budgetary quandary that forced the construction slowdown, as well as an outline of the slowdown’s impact on contracted workers. Menino also wrote that within 30 days, Harvard should provide a community impacts mitigation plan for the construction slowdown, as well as a proposed schedule for the development of the Institutional Master Plan for the Allston campus that identifies a “transformative project for the community...