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...missed extra points when going up against the Quakers or the Bulldogs and hope to come away with wins in both games. So while the 42-28 drubbing of Columbia—and the 13-3 Bulldog win over the Bears, for that matter—come as sweet relief for a Harvard team that hasn’t had any win come easy, the satisfaction can’t last long, as the Crimson must turn right around to prepare for its next opponents. “We’ll play the two best defensive teams along with...
Many relatives of the 88 Australians killed in the bombings expressed relief and a sense of closure after the executions. Meanwhile, some Indonesian survivors are still waiting for government assistance to aid their recovery. Chusnul Khotimah, who was severely burned in the attacks, said she was "satisfied and thankful" for the bombers' deaths but asked the government for help. "I have received nothing from the government since the bombings," Khotimah told reporters. "I would like help finding a job because I have not worked since the attacks...
...shake their shtick, deliver their bright lines and get off. (Also, they're smaller in stature, hence cuter.) Liberated from the burden of consciences or backstories or any recognizable feelings; they have no obligation to audiences other than to make 'em laugh. In this comedy, they're the comic relief. It's as if the main narratives are obligations and the sideshow capers are blessings...
...times such as these, the rational thing to do is to ignore the front-page buzz and listen to what history and the numbers are saying: the odds are that stocks have further to fall, possibly much further. Short-term relief rallies, based on rays of hope that the worst of the credit crunch is behind us, are head fakes, and proof is easy to find. For example, in July, following the legislation to bail out the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the markets rallied for four weeks, only to head south again as investors began to realize...
He’s not the messiah. He’s a breath of fresh air and possibility. His victory arouses widespread relief and positive energy more than cultish character worship. He’s not going to save the world. But he’s going to inspire each of us to do as much as we can. Perhaps Nelson Mandela put it best in his own letter to the President-elect. The world’s secular saint pointed to Obama’s personal narrative as proof that “no person anywhere in the world...