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...Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (henceforth referred to as Trail of Dead for obvious reasons) released “Source Tags & Codes,” a darling album for indie rock enthusiasts. Since then, their music has been received with less than tepid ethusiasm. Some say that it was because they signed with Interscope. Some say that it was because Neil Busch, bassist and electro-noise maker, left the band. Some say that “Source Tags & Codes” was so perfect that anything that came after it would naturally pale in comparison. Whatever...
There's nothing new about Washington asking its European allies to start pulling their military weight. But when American Defense Secretary Robert Gates appealed for additional European troop support for the war in Afghanistan on Thursday, the sense of futility was all too obvious. Even as Gates asked Europe for help, he let on that he doesn't actually expect much. President Barack Obama's White House "is a new administration and there clearly will be expectations that the allies must do more," Gates said Thursday during a trip to Poland, his first abroad since being retained as Defense Secretary...
...fragrance, Shh ... Jade Goody, behind their ears; they didn't perform physical jerks to any of her five fitness DVDs or try recipes from her cookbook; they even missed her many broadcast and print appearances. Yet enough of their compatriots did these things to transform the penniless girl without obvious prospects or talents into a wealthy tycoon and eponymous brand...
...gossip” in mid-January and still has relatively few entries—most of which are observational: “A senior boys’ blocking group is conducting a facial hair competition,” EL announced in its second post. Other posts offer less obvious information. “Sorry, ladies. It looks like your favorite Irish GZ senior may not be so single anymore,” said El. For Eliot residents, The El Word is not necessarily a source of juicy information. “It’s usually just stuff that everybody...
...matches at 125 and 285 pounds. Although Harvard claimed the majority of bouts, the early deficit proved insurmountable.“I think we outwrestled them,” O’Connor said. “We went out there and fought and I think it was pretty obvious that we were the better team. If circumstances [were changed], the match would have turned out differently.”O’Connor, Caputo, and Peppelman (12-7) led the charge with two major decisions and a technical fall, giving the Crimson 13 critical points. Olsen fought through...