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...point in Hotel de Love, the main character exclaims, "Don't analyze me, I'm too shallow." This would also seem to be a fitting plea for the film itself...
...natty dresser, with a close-shaven head and a gold earring in his left ear, Jones also discussed American politics, saying he is upbeat about youth today. He exhorted listeners to solve racial conflicts and made a plea to the class to do something about the dilemmas of America's inner cities and wield the power of music in a positive...
...losses, swindling a Sumitomo subsidiary out of $770 million. Sumitomo's star trader is the only person charged and faces up to 15 years in prison. British and U.S. investigators are continuing separate probes into whether he manipulated the world market, and if so, who benefited. Hamanaka?s simple plea serves two purposes. While nine out of ten criminal defendants in Japan are convicted, showing contrition usually helps to lower the sentence. In Sumitomo?s favor, the guilty plea also avoids lengthy hearings which might have shed light on the question of how Hamanaka was able to carry...
Even though our calls for Core reform have fallen on deaf ears, in light of this year's selections, we feel compelled to make our plea again: make distribution requirements so that, for example, History 1619: "The American Revolution," can count for History B. Historical studies B courses currently include the comparable "America and the Civil War" and "America and Vietnam." In addition, certain departmental science classes can fulfill the Science A and B requirements...
...world just how hungry its people are, and asked for help. North's Korean Central News Agency quoted an official as admitting that because of devastating floods, the country harvested only 2.5 million tons of grain last year, barely half the grain it needs to feed its population. The plea comes as the U.N. World Food Program is preparing its third appeal in a year for the country?s aid. U.N. officials called North Korea a nation "in the throes of a life-threatening food shortage," noting that its current state-provided rations have been reduced to only...