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...could perform with any musical talent, living or dead, who would...
...Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government (KSG) and U.S. News and World Report. Researchers polled Americans about their opinions regarding military, political, and religious leaders, among others. They asked about their confidence levels in these leaders’ trustworthiness and their ability to perform their jobs. “There’s a lot of talk about confidence or trust in leadership,” said Todd Pittinsky, assistant professor of public policy at the KSG and lead researcher of the study. “The Center for Public Leadership wanted to begin...
...shady-side-of-showbiz genre. This particularly sordid little tale centers on the Martin-and-Lewis-esque 1950s musical/comedy duo of Lanny Morris (Kevin Bacon) and Vince Collins (Colin Firth, distancing himself from his “Bridget Jones’s Diary” nice-guy image), who perform a yearly telethon to benefit polio victims. Behind the scenes, they indulge in plenty of sex, drugs, fights, and mob connections.The dead girl who opens the film is Maureen O’Flaherty (Rachel Blanchard), a college student working at a Florida hotel; she brings the duo room service...
...team ended its fall season victoriously this weekend at the ECAC Division I Championships at the Ballymeade Country Club in Falmouth, Mass. Despite tough weather conditions, the Crimson led the field of 10 teams both Saturday and yesterday. Temperatures in the forties made it difficult for the golfers to perform at their best. Besides the physical setbacks—cold hands and bulky clothing—the golfers had to worry about golf balls sailing shorter distances and about struggling on tougher greens. The course was in good condition, however, and Harvard was able to use the layout, which favors...
...Coast Guard has always been, in a word, busy--whether during war or peace. "We are deployed every day," says Allen. "We fly every day. We respond to oil spills every day." Also, since the Coast Guard is the only military branch allowed to perform law-enforcement duties, it is accustomed to engaging with civilians. In one day, a Coast Guard boat crew off of California might arrest as many people as it saves...