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...structure. In addition, he directed a campaign that saw the entire amount raised through the sale of bonds which made it unnecessary for us to visit any bank vice presidents to raise the money. Almost all of the bonds have already been redeemed ?all within a short span of less than three years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 7, 1955 | 12/19/2004 | See Source »

...England's living problems more important than the late Prince Consort. Only in Victoria's great age, when she plucked up heart and spirits again, emerging as Empress of India at the climax of Britain's greatest period of Imperialism, was the Queen for a twilight span surpassingly adored. Down the ages the name of Victoria will resound, while the fifth George is perhaps secure in history only as George V. But all his life he has been and today he remains England's Most Satisfactory King...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Britain: Silver Jubilee, George V | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

Manage those kinds of improvements, and even the most severely hypertensive patients can buy themselves many more healthy years. It's that simple transaction--vigilance for life span--that makes blood pressure so worth controlling. There are many diseases that resist everything science can throw at them. This is one you can beat. --With reporting by Melissa August/Washington, Alice Jackson Baughn/New Orleans, Paige Bowers/ Atlanta and Leslie Whitaker/C...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blowing A Gasket | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...Have Forgiven Jesus.” The album is jam-packed with these bold state-of-the-Moz addresses culminating in the disc’s best track, “The World Is Full of Crashing Bores,” which flies from arrogance to desperation in the span of a single verse: “The world is full, oh oh, so full of crashing bores / And I must be one, cos no one ever turns to me to say / Take me in your arms.” Good to know that the man can still hurt...

Author: By Christopher A. Kukstis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CD Review - You Are the Quarry (Deluxe Edition) | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...Jin’s journey pushes the bounds of belief. Their exaggeration makes the film utterly unbelievable, but admittedly fun to watch, especially with Yimou’s adept directorial flourishes. In one memorable example, a summer day surreally turns into a winter snowstorm over the span of a few hours...

Author: By Mary A. Brazelton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Movie Review - House of Flying Daggers | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

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