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What have you learned about yourself by portraying powerful women? -Dani Araya, TorontoIt has encouraged me to say things authoritatively. Often women preface what they say with "I know this might sound stupid" or "I don't mean to be aggressive, but ..." I tend to do that, so it is great to have the opportunity to play a leader...
...might sound like a setup for another subprime-mortgage debacle. But so far, Lending Club's default rate is less than 0.5%. That's partly because P2P members are motivated to pay back or lend to an actual person rather than a big bank. Since May 2006, Marilyn Paguirigan of Honolulu has lent a total of $30,000 to more than 100 people on Prosper, most of whom she has never met. "I measure my returns in not just the dollar amount," says Paguirigan, who happily makes 6% to 7% on her loans. "It's in the fulfillment...
...superstitious and had so many hit records with the preamp that I kept it and still have it today," says Reid. Those hits include Kanye West's Late Registration and OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. "I think the average untrained person can hear that it's a smoother, silkier sound, a very warm sound that doesn't mistreat the music but enhances...
After a factory demonstration, my amateur ears attest that the sound I heard was off the charts. I don't know if it was the widespread dynamic range, the subwoofer that made my pants shake or the power that seeped into my bones. I inquired about the cheapest McIntosh purchase. "It's $3,500," Randall said. Not so bad, I thought. "But that's just for the power and preamp." The $45,000 speakers are extra...
...strident authorial voice is present throughout “The Soul Thief.” He frequently calls our assumptions of modern life into question by inserting quotations from Gertrude Stein, references to Hitchcock’s “Psycho,” and existentialist sound-bites into the narrative. However, Baxter’s selection of somewhat inaccessible sources interferes with the ability of a lay reader to understand the significance of these allusions. In other passages, Baxter’s authorial voice antagonizes the reader, directly criticizing him for not catching onto the author?...