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...albums and six singles into their career, Clearlake seems poised to rise out of such simple categorization and into a more universal one: terrific rock and roll. Last summer’s Cedars, their shimmering sophomore album, emerged to near-universal acclaim, and since then the band has been engaged in exhaustive touring...
...understood as a solution to a problem given in the design studio. Yet a basic fault of the exhibition is that the explanations of most of the problems are couched in such artsy jargon that they are indecipherable. For example, pieces of cardboard tubing cut from a big, cylindrical roll and reassembled into different forms could perhaps be justified as a design experiment. But to state the problem as the "re-formation of a rigidly geometrical object into a unified structure, which visually interrelates all active elements," gives the cardboard forms a false profundity...
When political ambition coincides with popular disillusion, the mix can be combustible. And so it proved last week in the mean streets of Sadr City, a neighborhood filled with poor, disgruntled Shi'ites, when the young rabble-rousing cleric decided to roll the dice. Since the day a year ago when U.S. soldiers pulled down the statue of Saddam Hussein, symbolizing the regime's fall, al-Sadr has railed against the American occupation. He built up a network of civilian supporters and recruited fighters for his Mahdi Army, named for the 12th, or Hidden, Imam, whom Shi'ites believe will...
That has been a familiar story the past two years, as U.S. states have refilled depleted coffers by taking advantage of low interest rates to roll out a record number of munis. In 2002, $430 billion of munis were sold, according to the Bond Market Association, the most ever in a single year--until 2003, that is, when $452 billion worth hit the market. That flood of paper has helped keep muni yields high relative to Treasuries and has provided a nice windfall for yield-seeking investors...
...division-leading Crimson (13-9-1, 7-1 Ivy) will roll into New Haven, Conn. tomorrow for a four-game series against the Elis for the season’s very first weekend of Red Rolfe play...