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...short. But if it's not over quickly, our scenario is over-optimistic." The second thing? A recession so severe it forces governments to act. It sounds perverse, but economists say that structural and regulatory problems in Germany and France still stand in the way of any robust upturn. That's why a deep and ugly recession isn't being viewed negatively everywhere. Says Michael Hartnett, director of European Equity Strategy at Merrill Lynch: "It would be great news if Germany went into a humiliating recession. We are always buyers of humiliation, an emotion that invariably forces positive changes...
...taboo and, on the edge on Réunion Island, seeing wine-producing vines planted up to the rims of black volcanic chasms. And then there was dodging the fallout of civil unrest and surviving border crossings, cyclones, mosquitoes, leeches and, in some cases, John recalls, the wine itself. "Robust goat flavors," "old and neglected," "sweaty saddle stuff" are a few of the observations in the Platters' book, which reflect the sometimes tortuous route they took in their tastings. But generally the Platters were delighted to find a passionate wine revival under way, from the deserts of North Africa...
...Male or female, man or child, he sounds great on the early RCA sides. The record company brass was frantic that Elvis' first session produced only "Heartbreak Hotel," a slow 12-bar blues. But he knew that - with a verse requiring some robust tenor work, a chorus in the "lonely" baritone register and a cool segue allowing for sexy filigree work - the song would be a swell showcase. He also knew its melodrama and eroticism in the song, because he'd been there when he performed...
...stocking such heirloom vegetables as swedes (a kind of turnip with a yellowish root and firm flesh), parsnips and turnip tops, and herbs like purslane and sorrel. The new favorite is the white-flowering ramson, also called broad-leaved garlic because of its pungent odor. Its sales are as robust as its flavor. "A few years ago we had a demand of a mere kilo a week," reports Abdessalem Najar, a vegetable and fruit vendor at Cologne's central market. "Now we sell three to five kilos a day." Not bad for a weed that not long ago went largely...
...ultimately stronger as a university if we together maintain our robust commitment to free expression, including the freedom of groups on campus to invite speakers with controversial views,” Summers said at the time...