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These days real pearls are easy to find, especially on the Internet. But unlike diamonds, they do not have a universal grading system, so serious buyers must still rely on skilled eyes, which can take years to develop. Most experts warn against purchasing pearls sight unseen because of the seven factors one must consider when assessing their value: size, color, shape, luster, surface quality, nacre and how well they match...
...although Istanbul is home to synagogues and churches and is also the capital of the Greek Orthodox world, the city remains predominantly Islamic. On the one hand, it is so liberal that during Ramadan fasting is considered a private choice and lunchtime joints are packed. On the other, the sight of women in head scarves, which had all but disappeared, has become increasingly familiar again, in large part due to massive migrations from the more traditional Eastern side of the country, which stretches to the borders of Iran, Iraq and Syria. Istanbul is now a huge city: no accurate census...
...Instead, we are focusing on costless grassroots effort: I find that students respond better to personal contact than doordrops and posters.” The campaign manager for the Petersen-Sundquist ticket, Tracy E. Nowski ’07, said that with the end of the election in sight, the Petersen campaign does not anticipate the need for any new expenditures. Allen said that another presidential ticket, led by Tom D. Hadfield ’08 and running mate Adam Goldenberg ’08, who are both Crimson editors, has expressed concern to the Election Commission that the Petersen...
...Then, of course, there's money. NASA's budget is currently about $17 billion a year, with no increase in sight. The agency insists that's sufficient to build the base, a claim that should become easier to believe after 2010, when the shuttles are mothballed and the space station is done and we quit throwing money into two programs that have long been revenue sinks. The agency hopes to woo international partners too, but after the bust of the space station - a U.S.-led but multi-national progra - it may not be so easy to make the sale...
...Jury,” a courtroom comedy in which a would-be bride sues her former groom for breaking off their engagement, opens the performance. As the Judge (Arlo D. Hill ’08) and Usher (Evan D. Siegel ’07) drool like idiots at the sight of the dolled-up Plaintiff (Christine K. L. Bendorf ’10), the jury heckles the Defendant (Roy A. Kimmey ’09), and no one questions the unfairness of the trial, not even the Defendant himself, who looks like the sleazy, grown-up version of a sullen...