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...number of days each year, as under the present arrangement. And now donors' write-offs are limited to a painting's market value at the time the original gift was given, not its appreciated value. That may end up being a significant disincentive for giving. While the law's intent is to prevent donors from reaping tax breaks on art that isn't often seen by the public, museum directors say this rarely occurs. "I'd like to see the government produce some evidence," says James Cuno, director of the Art Institute of Chicago, which has about 200 fractional gifts...
...Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition”(Matador)3 starsIn the music nerd encyclopedia, “Wowee Zowee” has two listings. The first is “a 1995 album by Pavement”; the second is “a difficult, confusing album, released with the intent of scaring away potential pop success.” Example: “The new Arcade Fire album is totally gonna be their Wowee Zowee.”You might say that “Wowee Zowee: Sordid Sentinels Edition,” a two-disc expanded reissue...
...that the midterm elections are over, Harvard students can finally turn their attention away from meaningless issues like abortion and the war in Iraq to the race that really matters.The UC’s presidential season will kick off officially later this month when candidates submit their declarations of intent. Even this early, there are a bevy of students with potential aspirations to lead the council. According to UC members who have spoken to candidates about their intentions and some potential candidates themselves, this year’s election will have at least three tickets, with the potential...
...also likely that other candidates and tickets, from within and outside of the UC, will develop before declarations of intent are due. Last year’s deadline for candidate declarations...
...This is no isolated incident. A few months ago, House Republicans held up reauthorization of the 1965 Voting Rights Act because some of them wanted to do away with bilingual ballots. The intent was to disenfrachise Latino voters. As the Latino population increases, there will be a growing fear in some quarters that Latino candidates will win elections at the expense of non-Latinos. But aren't these many of the same people who complain that Latinos didn't want to assimilate, blend into society, become citizens and participate in our institutions...