Word: import
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...proposal itself is of little import. If approved, it would be non-binding, since no one but the Dean of the College can dictate how house committees or house masters spend their money, and it is unlikely that Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 will restrict house autonomy in this way. But the proposal presents a timely opportunity to look at the issue of religion and the nature of house life in general...
...next weekend, Chris Wade, the owner of Ozarks Realty in Flippin, looked out his window and saw a large Mercedes pull into his lot. Hardly anyone in Flippin (pop. 1,000) drove an import, let alone a Mercedes. Out walked Jim McDougal, impeccably dressed in a dark suit even though it was the weekend, and Susan in a tank top. The two came in and announced they had just bought 1,200 acres nearby. Wade pointed out that the acreage consisted of scattered parcels, some of them lacking road frontage or access. McDougal was impressed that Wade seemed to know...
...elements of his visual style: nightscapes (bars, beds, jukeboxes); sulky boys in white shirts; anomie punctuated by awful violence; murky lighting, as if scenes had been shot underwater and daubed with squid ink; and--Wong's trademark trope--pixilated slow motion that gives every fight end-of-the-world import and makes even the moping of a fast-food girl look majestic...
...dollars worth of stock that Bailey says he received in lieu of fees and expenses from a former client, drug trafficker Claude Duboc. The government claims it has the right to the money because Duboc had agreed to forfeit his assets after pleading guilty on charges of conspiring to import tons of marijuana. Bailey lawyer Roger Zuckerman had argued that his client needed more time to transfer the stock, which is currently being held in a Swiss bank. In court Thursday, Bailey said he had worked hard to comply: "I've tried to raise the millions the order requires...
...dollars worth of stock that Bailey maintains he received in lieu of fees and expenses from a former client, drug trafficker Claude Duboc. The government claims it has the right to the money because Duboc had agreed to forfeit his assets after pleading guilty on charges of conspiring to import tons of marijuana. Bailey lawyer Roger Zuckerman had argued that his client needed more time to transfer the stock, which is currently being held in a Swiss bank. In court Thursday, Bailey said he had worked hard to comply: "I've tried to raise the millions the order requires...