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...Survey Chair Jonathan S. Chavez ’05, who is a Democrat, said he thinks students lean toward Kerry because they are more concerned with the issues than with each candidate’s image...
...then whimsical attitudes are par for the course here. In its day, Helga's Folly has hosted celebrities such as William Holden, David Lean, Sir Laurence Olivier and Mohandas Gandhi. More recent guests include fashion designer Zandra Rhodes and Kelly Jones of rock group the Stereophonics, who wrote British chart-topper Madame Helga in tribute to his hostess. It's certainly easy to be inspired by life at this grand 1930s house, with its flamboyant colors and eclectic furnishings. Ancient Buddhist paintings, hunting trophies and antique Dutch chests are scattered everywhere. Silk flowers and Christmas baubles hang from the ceiling...
...Universal Audio—the light, airy voice of a girl alternating with the melodic voice of a guy—might remind audiences a little of Belle and Sebastian, but for people wary of the precocity of B&S, The Delgados offer a much more driving alternative: Lean chords paired with swelling choruses are backed by adequate, but controlled, production, the result of which is a CD of smart pop. Although the Delgados have previously ventured into the layered terrain of orchestral pop, their new work is a study in how to construct a three-minute, self-contained piece...
...Silva Blow Perera, "as it spoils the atmosphere." For this reason, the hotel takes pains to never rent out all 40 rooms at once. Such whimsical attitudes are part of the place's charm. In its day, Helga's Folly has hosted celebrities such as William Holden, David Lean, Sir Laurence Olivier and Mohandas Gandhi. More recent guests include fashion designer Zandra Rhodes and Kelly Jones of rock group the Stereophonics, who wrote British chart-topper Madame Helga in tribute to his hostess. It's certainly easy to be inspired by life at this grand 1930s house, with its flamboyant...
...posting to Lianjiang doesn't seem like a promotion. The rural county's neighborhoods of tight wooden houses lean toward the concrete banks of the Ao River like drunkards looking for support and not finding much. But winning the job of Communist Party Secretary there was Huang Jingao's big chance. He'd oversee the completion of renovations to the county town's riverfront and then could reasonably expect promotion to a bigger town in his coastal province, Fujian. The county's top position was a reward to the 52-year-old cadre for exposing corruption and braving death threats...