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...most critical part of the story, however, revolves around leadership. A man much smarter and more eloquent than me, Vaclav Havel, once noted that the Soviet-backed communist systems were able to endure as long as they did because they essentially bought the acquiescence of the population by mortgaging the future; they kept citizens quiet in the present but the system of doing so could not possibly endure. While not morally comparable to communist dictatorships, even a poorly run democracy such as Hungary is vastly preferable to a well run party-state, it seems that nearly the same process...
...championship tournament, Balmert did not rest on her laurels but used the summer to mature as a golfer. “Whereas before I was sometimes trying to be aggressive and hit miracle shots,” she says, “now I’m playing golf smarter and focusing on keeping the ball in play and hitting fairways—and it seems to be working.” At the Dartmouth Invitational two weeks ago, Balmert edged out tough competition from perennial contenders Yale and Princeton to capture the medal by a single stroke by firing...
...according to the Department of Commerce, and the pace of new-home construction was down 19.8% a year earlier. But, says Loberg, "if people stay put in their smaller homes when interest rates go up, it will be more critical to use the space available to them"--meaning bigger, smarter garages...
...just have to wait and see.” Freshmen dining in Annenberg, although oblivious to behind-the-scenes change, said they welcomed the project to use Annenberg’s grease for more than its infamous deep-fried selections. “It’s a cheaper, smarter, and cleaner way to use our resources,” Michael Y. Wu ’10 said. “It’s not like the petroleum is going into my stomach, so it works,” Lauren M. Weiss ’10 said...
...Computer.” Both albums use technology as a backdrop for an album about desolation, although TV on the Radio are more viscerally appealing, less nerdy, have better voices, and, at least at this point, are far more interesting. Or maybe they’re U2 but smarter and more realistic. Whatever you want to call it, it’s the most compelling listening of the year so far.Girl Talk: “Night Ripper”Mashups have been enjoying success over the last few years, but most people have considered them novelties; if they were...