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...Pitch to the Rich" [TIME Global Business, December], Volkswagen asserts that many of the problems its cars have are minor and that the cars perform solidly over the long haul. I purchased a 1999 VW Passat GLS V6 earlier this year. It had about 39,000 miles on it. At the time of purchase, I had the car thoroughly inspected. They found no problems. I have not yet reached 50,000 miles and have already had to replace the guts of a back door due to its locking up; the oil cooler due to oil leaking; the sway-bar linkage...
...every cast member was outstanding, but there were enough good and very good actors to constitute a strong ensemble. Joseph P. Fishman ’05, in the minor and unenviable role of the sensible old Lord Lafew, brings out all the humor of his part. His insulting, impudent exchanges with the cowardly braggart Parolles (Joseph H. Weintraub ’05) played up the contrast between Lafew’s matter-of-fact barbs and Parolles’ fuming impotence. As Parolles, Weintraub got his laughs in, but from unusual places: during a scene in which he unknowingly slandered...
...undergraduate who was assaulted. Officers determined that the two suspects, who were not Harvard affiliates, were still in the Yard, according to HUPD spokesperson Steven G. Catalano. A warrant check turned up negative. The victim reported that the two suspects forcibly pushed him into a snowbank. The victim sustained minor lacerations. Officers issued both parties trespass warnings and sent them on their way. HUPD will assist the victim in pressing charges, Catalano said...
...manifestly above the remainder of the ensemble. Given the diversity of singers’ theatrical backgrounds, this is only to be expected; what made Saturday’s performance surprising, however, was how well the entire cast held its own. The choruses are professional, and the more minor roles are played with talent and verve. In the end, the thread linking all the on-stage efforts seems to be that everyone is having a palpably good time...
...last week, both Mazzoleni and players on the unit said it was the “little things” that Harvard needed to correct in order to make the power play successful. Saturday night, those minor flaws proved important enough for the Crimson to lose another winnable game...