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...meaning of political Facebook statements is also obliterated when one considers their context. A search of “welfare” in the election section of the site turned up such memorable results as, “You’re the Reason We Need Welfare, You Selfish Fuck,” “Welfare Sucks,” or “Abortion is Murder, But If It Means Fewer Welfare Babies, It’s FANTASTIC!” Searching...
What’s more, the election season has now ended—and with it Facebook pulled its “Election 2006” section. But while Facebook proudly boasted each time a subscriber decided to care about an issue or join a group, the entire feature was quickly removed without fanfare. While I’m glad that, as a Facebook user, I will not have to read thousands of updates announcing that “John no longer cares about Gay Marriage” or “Sally no longer cares about AIDS...
...ROCKS A little more than most crooners and croons a little more than most rockers, so Merritt never stood much of a chance in the straightforward Best Country Album category. Like all genre crossers, she uses whatever works--an R&B horn section, the crisp guitar of Heartbreaker Mike Campbell--to create an effortlessly seductive record that swings from the cool influence of Dusty Springfield to the complicated warmth of Nanci Griffith...
...recoup the full amount of time he missed his sophomore year.The choice of whether he wanted to finish his degree in the fall or the spring, though, was Cusworth’s alone. By choosing the latter, the center would have been able to compete in the most crucial section of Harvard’s schedule, the last 10 Ivy League contests, including all four games against twin terrors Penn and Princeton. The former option would afford him the ability to play in 18 out of the team’s 28 games, and maintain the continuity of going through...
Nobody understands those risks better than Zach's parents, Sean and Terri Noble. Terri, 34, suffered from pregnancy-induced high blood pressure, a condition that can often be treated if caught early enough but that in Terri's case led to severe preeclampsia and the emergency C-section that saved her life--and that of her tiny son. His life, she says, "is a miracle." The true miracle, however, might be to keep babies like Zach from being born too soon...