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More important, many of them were probably not partisans but people who might not have paid any attention to the stem-cell issue before the celebrity dustup roused their curiosity. (Just what made Rush so mad? How shaky does Alex P. Keaton look now, anyway?) In a past election, viewers might have seen the controversial ads only if they lived in Missouri or caught them on the news. Now they can find them, in full, at their leisure. They can also expand on, rebut or parody the ads, as numerous YouTubers did, including breatheasy7000, a woman whose 17-second video...
...mean in practice is anyone's guess; Sarkozy isn't saying. Lately, his advisers have warned Sarkozy that rupture doesn't play well in a country where change is a word viewed with deep suspicion. So he's softening the line. He made a speech the other day in Périgueux, praising French bureaucrats and saying that the main reason the country hasn't been able to reform itself is because it never put enough money into the effort. The slew of measures he proposed, including more kindergartens and higher unemployment benefits for low-paid workers, would cost more...
...investment world is filled with numbers, but these are perhaps the most troubling: according to Vanguard founder Jack Bogle, in the 20 years ending in 2005, the S&P 500 index rose 11.9% annually and the average mutual fund 9.7%, but the average investor realized only a 6.9% return. The difference between the index and the average mutual fund is readily explained by fund costs, including management fees...
...winsome opening melody, and the orchestra passed it from one section to another with skill. The ornamented scherzo section of the first movement was bright and charming, and grew into an exciting frenzy. A difficult clarinet solo which opens the second movement was rendered with seeming ease by Andrew P. Lowy ’09, a great asset to the orchestra’s wind section. The slow third movement was highlighted by the healthy sound created by the first violins, in partnership with the principal flute Jonathan G. Sherman ’07. Demirjian seemed in his element...
...Meredith P. Ewer-Speck ’09 was studying in the Leverett Dining Hall across the street at the time of the incident...