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Witnesses at the hearing also discussed "merit aid," a form of tuition discount that allows students to bargain for prices lower than those advertised...
Once Giuliani makes his expected announcement to run, neither contestant will have time to breathe until November - at which point members of their passionate followings will duke it out at the polls. In the end, experts predict, this race could take on historic dimensions. Not just on the merit of Hillary's groundbreaking run as the first First Lady to pursue political office, but because it could turn out to be the ugliest and most expensive race anyone's ever seen. And hey, in New York, that's saying...
...Knitterie Parisienne, a shop in Los Angeles that's popular enough to merit a publicist, is packed with 13,000 yarns in everything from chenille to silk to cashmere. "The difference today is in the fabrics," says Edith Eig, owner of the shop. "People used to knit with wool because they didn't have the choice. Today you have every choice imaginable." The selection doesn't come cheap. A 10-g ball of angora costs about $15. Sound fair? Well, consider that 35 balls are needed for an average angora sweater...
...merit awards," she said. "We regard financial aid as a tool in our strategy for enrollment...
When I was little I often heard adults say that physical beauty was an empty thing and that books should not be judged by their covers. I wholeheartedly agreed. Goodness that involved moral merit, intelligence and perseverance were productive, but beauty seemed like a perfectly worthless quality. I remember being very puzzled when I browsed through the encyclopedia and came across an article on Phryne, a Greek courtesan from the 4th century B.C. who earned such wealth through her beauty that she offered to rebuild the walls of Thebes on the condition that they should be inscribed, "Destroyed by Alexander...