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...album is brought down somewhat by the well-intentioned, though somewhat dumb, lyrics. Alleging, however, that the government is at once trying to "exterminate the underclass" and "exterminate the telepaths" ("Exterminator") does tend to make a mockery of the band's stated anti-fascist message. To the Scream's credit, though, the Sex Pistols, obvious inspirations here, did have sillier lyrics. It's an album the Pistols would have liked: it bodes well for the future of rock...
...might be justified if there were some tangible result to the "Great Prison Explosion" of the last 20 years. This, to put it bluntly, has not been the case. Crime rates are virtually the same, and are generally thought to be surprisingly invariant with incarceration rates. Crime has decreased somewhat recently, but this is hardly unexpected due to the economic prosperity of the past decade. Historically, the economy is the strongest predictor of crime rates. Besides, by almost all measures we still have the highest crime rate in the world, so clearly what we are doing isn't working...
Strong performances in the A and B divisions were somewhat hampered by the unpredictable conditions, as Sunday's abrupt cancellation threw off the teams rotation strategy. Levin and fellow senior Christian Taubman became acquainted with Vanguard 15s, a boat new to college sailing...
...exterminated the professional class. There were fewer than a dozen doctors within Rwanda's borders in 1997, and no more than 100 nurses. Hospitals were destroyed by retreating Hutu forces, as were power plants, factories and government buildings. The country that had once been a bastion of orderly if somewhat squalid agrarian capitalism was reduced to Stone Age living standards. In 1993, before the genocide, 53% of households were below the poverty line; by 1997, that figure had risen to more than 70%. Women's life expectancy was down to about age 43. "We needed to start from the beginning...
...EVERYONE'S A STAR.COM, March 27]! Providing any computer user with the chance to share his work and self-expression with the world, the do-it-yourself.com trend has come not only to stay but also to be a turning point. It will revolutionize the concept of creativity as simple and somewhat bizarre ideas will be raw materials for important creations. LUIZ CARVALHO Deerfield Beach...