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...parts sounded full and organic. Merritt played mostly rhythm on the bouzouki, sharing lead vocals with pianist Claudia Gonson and Shirley Simms, the band’s new singer. Claudia’s upright piano was padded to muffle high-frequency resonance, yielding full but unobtrusive background chords and soft, understated scraps of twee melody. Individually, Shirley, Claudia, and Merritt are quite capable vocalists; together, however, they are far more than the sum of their parts. Their voices are perfectly suited to three-part harmonies: Merritt’s dry baritone, Claudia’s full alto, and Shirley?...

Author: By Mark A. Vanmiddlesworth, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: CONCERT REVIEW: The Magnetic Fields | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...past have shown conflicting results as to the effectiveness of hip protectors, Goodwin said. But the manufacturer said that previous articles that were critical of hip protectors had made a clear distinction that their conclusions were restricted to hard-padded hip protectors. HipSaver’s models are soft-padded. “The difficulty is that all of the media picked up on the abstract,” Goodwin said. “Some of the old customers have stopped buying,” Goodwin said, adding that he has heard of at least one other hip protector company...

Author: By Ja kyung Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HMS Prof Faces Suit Over Article | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

...teach it’s undergraduates: Large corporations that only seek to further their net value often overlook the status of life of those in their charge. Besides, the easy life is detrimental to the students—as witnessed by a typical Yalie who is weak and soft due to luxurious living. Compare this to a Harvard student, hardened by Darwinistic survival, and it becomes obvious which system is superior.Harvard’s Character Building Initiative is often the source of scorn in the student population. However, we at The Harvard Crimson wholeheartedly endorse this initiative. And every...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Building Character, Not Houses | 2/25/2008 | See Source »

...Fitzgerald puts up some weak sauce on offense, as he attempts the soft-handed layup. Penn flies back down the court for the basket. Harvard continues the frenetic pace and pushes the ball up court, Harris gets it in the paint, dropping another deuce on the Quakers while getting fouled. FT coming up. Timeout called. [Harvard 28, Penn...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON LIVE: Men's Basketball vs. Penn | 2/23/2008 | See Source »

...local McDonald's menu listed french fries as simply "potato" and Filet-O-Fish as "fish hamburgers." Customers today are more familiar with the fare. Big Macs are on offer. So are 100-yen (92?) cheeseburgers and sandwiches with steamed buns, popular because they are cheap and soft. "Toasted buns are too hard for them," explains manager Hayato Akasako. "They like the Filet-O-Fish and the shrimp burger." Akasako says the elderly don't necessarily bridle at the new and unfamiliar. Some pay for their meals with electronic coupons downloaded to their mobile phones, even if they occasionally need...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Tokyo | 2/21/2008 | See Source »

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