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...such a sense of shared purpose." An Australian finance team is in Nauru helping to audit its messy dealings, while two Australian Federal Police members have arrived to assist the local force. The presidential penthouse in Melbourne's business district is gone, and consulate staff have moved into more modest premises. Other neighbors are being called on too, with a regional donors' meeting to be presented next year with a request for help. There's no going back to the riches of old for Nauru, and not even a guarantee that it will one day be able to survive without...
...don’t they say that every year? We had a great Brit-rap concept album, an Appalachian hick songwriter cutting a tribute album to his own band, the most drugged-out campfire songs you’ve ever heard, and the long-awaited mainstream success of Modest Mouse. This is all on top of new full-lengths of varying quality from such rock warhorses as Sonic Youth, the Beastie Boys, R.E.M...
...audience’s thrilled reaction to their music. In months to come, their fame would explode, with appeal not only in the underground, but also as far-reaching as MTV, where their video for “Take Me Out” could be seen alongside Modest Mouse’s “Float On.” The other moment came when I returned to school from the summer, and suddenly, everyone I knew was humming “New Slang” and “Caring is Creepy” from the Shins?...
...payout will increase by 4 percent across the University, with additional modest upticks likely for high-priority programs. The decision, approved by the Corporation on Monday and announced to the deans yesterday, comes even as the endowment continues to rise at extraordinary levels, including a 21.1 percent return last fiscal year that put the fund at a record $22.6 billion...
...only female in the group, doe eyed blonde Jillian E. Gagnon ’06, because “we’re no longer flying by the seat of our pants.” Gagnon adds, “Eda [Pepi ’06, actress/producer] is too modest to say it, but her production is most of the reason we are doing so well.” Writer Andrew M. McGee ’04 agrees, saying that although “plot wise, this season will be a continuation,” everything...