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...Access to political information and resources is a big issue," wrote Anne Aaron, IOP director of outreach and communications in an e-mail message. "Students say they would prefer that political information be better, that political involvement be made easier. They also want better and easier access to direct democracy; they expressed strong support for measures that would simplify the process of registering and voting...
...difficult under the best conditions and downright impossible in bad ones. It's that struggle for survival that gives the German variety its edge. The grape can be harvested late to make the syrupy sweet wines Americans are averse to, or picked early for dry Chardonnay imitations. Epicures prefer the middle ground, in which the wine has a delicate floral scent, low alcohol content, a light, fruity sweetness at the front and a slightly acid aftertaste that cleanses the palate and cuts through fats and proteins. "There's absolutely no better wine with food," says Gluckstern...
What really distinguishes the biztiques, though, is the attention they lavish on guests. Doormen remember your name, and desk managers keep a record of which rooms you've stayed in and note the Champagne you prefer. Peter McKillop, director of corporate communications for J.P. Morgan in Asia, was enthralled when he heard that the hotel operator at the Lowell had intercepted an unwanted early wake-up by graciously asking a caller in Tokyo whether she realized it was 4:30 a.m. in New York City. XV Beacon supplied an interior decorator for a guest's new home in Boston...
...Bloke is a certain kind of Australian or New Zealand male. (We have other kinds, such as Rupert Murdoch, but we prefer to call them emigres.) The classic Bloke is not a voluble beast. His speech patterns are best described as infrequent but colorful. Mel Gibson once described a director as "slick as eel snot." And this was a director he liked. Crowe's rock band is called 30 Odd Foot of Grunts...
...imputed parental contribution"--which affects alumni who would prefer to take on debt rather than require their parents to pay for them to go to law school--will remain...