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...degree at NEC, while finishing concentration and core requirements in Cambridge. The fifth and final year of the program is spent exclusively at NEC. The joint program is highly selective by any measure. Applicants must survive Harvard’s infamous admissions gauntlet along with getting the nod from NEC’s admissions committee. Beyond that, applicants could receive the thick envelope from both Harvard and NEC separately and still be rejected from the joint program itself...
...represents the new American style of dance—namely jazz—that Balanchine discovered upon arrival his arrival in New York City. The dancers in this piece are predictably dressed in ruby-red, the women donning the skimpiest outfits of the production—perhaps a nod to the New York City jazz clubs. The salacious energy of jazz combined with ballet creates a fascinating, discordant form of dance reinforced by Igor Stravinsky’s slightly off-key “Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra.” The “Capriccio...
...nod to the notion that the government should do something to help responsible homeowners, the plan also seeks to help borrowers who have been making mortgage payments on time but can't refinance into cheaper loans because they've seen equity in their homes evaporate as prices have plummeted. The federal housing agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will refinance loans they hold or guarantee, even if borrowers owe more than their house is worth - up to 105% of the value of the property. The Administration figures that offer could reduce monthly payments for 4 million to 5 million borrowers...
...Worse yet, the latest accusations of impropriety concern Burris himself, a former state attorney general who was appointed the state's junior Senator last month over initially loud objections from fellow Democrats and Republicans in Washington and Springfield. Burris eventually won the nod of party leadership in Washington on the basis of his long, unblemished record of public service and strong denials that he had ever bargained with Blagojevich, who allegedly tried to sell Barack Obama's senate seat (a charge Blagojevich denies). But as he returned home this past weekend to kick off a listening tour of the state...
...span of four key days to piece together the meaning of family through four different points of view; both extensively utilize stream-of-consciousness style in order to do so; and both feature sons with mental retardation that gives way to a type of clairvoyance. Phillips gives an explicit nod of acknowledgment to Faulkner and the inevitable parallels readers will draw between them. However, there is a key difference. While Faulkner’s characters are riddled with vice that brings them to ruin, Phillips’ characters are more hopeful. While this makes “Lark and Termite?...