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...crisis has had a debilitating effect on the country’s national dialogue: issuing warnings against Hezbollah, condemning those who associate with them, and abstaining from involving itself in any solution. It does not take a Middle East expert to realize that this policy—the mirror image of how Syria and Iran are pushing Hezbollah to demonize their rivals—is not a strategy of reconciliation...
...strands that bind them together. Granted, Wallace's plot strands are way more confusing than Dickens', and Wallace leaves his story lines dangling in a way that Dickens never did. But Dickens was a synthesizer, writing in an attempt to knit the world together. Infinite Jest holds up a mirror to the world's brokenness...
...institutional investors like pension funds, with obligations 15, 20 and 40 years out, 9% isn't that bad. They also like the idea that hedge funds provide a cushion in down markets since they don't closely mirror returns from stocks or bonds. David Hsieh of Duke University's Fuqua School of Business studied hedge funds before and after 2000 and found a general decrease in risk...
...loose balls, and began to confound the visitors after switching to a full court press. However, it was too little too late as Harvard could not generate enough momentum to reclaim the lead. To find the answer to these recent troubles, Harvard only need to look into a mirror. “Too many fouls,” Crimson coach Kathy-Delaney Smith said. “Too many fouls.” The Crimson entered foul trouble early in the game, committing 23 total fouls, nine of which came in the first half alone. The fouls sent the Bobcats...
Reality TV may be so hospitable to immigrants because it's a fun house mirror of the immigrant experience. You leave your comfort zone and prove your worth with little more than gumption and (maybe) talent. Wherever you come from, you embrace a new, anything-goes culture that values chutzpah over tradition and propriety. Emigr Burnett's shows, like The Apprentice, are full of Horatio Algerisms about industry and opportunity--not unlike Ugly Betty...