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...shying away from complex or contentious issues in his speech. By contrast to the Republican response, which treated its audience like a bunch of third graders, Obama spoke candidly about the public option, tort reform, and acrimony in Washington. He hit all the right notes when speaking about the proper role of government in America, dropping his Post Office versus FedEx analogy to justify the public option in favor of a comparison that likens the public option to public universities...

Author: By Clay A. Dumas | Title: So You Think You Can Shout | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

...Museum spokesman Daron Manoogian says that beyond vaults or deadlocks, stored pieces are protected by other security systems as well, though he declined to name them, citing a policy not to comment on specific security measures. “A critical aspect of maintaining proper security for any museum is to keep all such measures strictly confidential,” he said in a statement...

Author: By Antonia M.R. Peacocke, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Harvard Job | 9/11/2009 | See Source »

Some zoos are O.K. The problem is, there are so many zoos where animals don't have a proper social group. They don't have things to do, and an animal like that can't educate anyone, because it's not behaving normally at all. You might just as well look at a photo or a stuffed example in a museum, because you won't see any natural behavior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Jane Goodall | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

...tentatively titled “Blasting Through”—to no avail, and years went by until even the most eager fans reverted to a doubting Thomas mentality. By 2007, it seemed basically impossible that “Blasting Through” would ever see a proper release—more likely its demos would be found decades later in a rented attic, as Elephant 6 projects are wont to do. Finally, in late 2008, Hart revealed a primary reason for the seemingly endless delay: he had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a sobering reality for fans...

Author: By Jeffrey W. Feldman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Circulatory System | 9/10/2009 | See Source »

...Proper Buffalo wings should be snapped in half so that they resemble tiny drumsticks rather than their original, harder-to-eat akimbo shape. They are then deep fried without any coating or breading, after which they are slathered in that zesty bright orange sauce - a combination of melted butter, hot sauce and red pepper - that coats your fingers and somehow manages to get all over your clothes no matter how many napkins...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Buffalo Wings | 9/3/2009 | See Source »

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