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...fact, the very week that President Bush executed a spectacular backflip with a twist, agreeing after weeks of refusal to let National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice testify publicly and under oath before the 9/11 commission, the polls suggested that his strategy of painting Kerry as a waffler was working, especially in battleground states, where Kerry's 28% advantage over Bush coming out of the primaries has all but disappeared. While the race remains very tight in most polls, some showed Kerry's unfavorable ratings climbing 10 points in the weeks since he secured the nomination. In a Los Angeles Times...
...Rookie of the Week. In seven games the Los Gatos, Calif. native went 12-21 with a home run and 10 runs batted in. On the season Fristsch has a smoking .392 batting average, with a home run and 14 RBI. But she has been spectacular not just at the plate—Fritsch also has a perfect fielding percentage, having not made an error in 37 chances at the hot corner...
Because I go to Harvard now, I expected BGLTSA’s Open Mic night to be a little more spectacular than those of my past. Before the entertainment begins, there are refreshments, including a nice cake from Finale. The expensive dessert, combined with the boxes of cool T-shirts (“BGLTSA All Stars—Come Play for Our Team!”), seem to be promising signs of the quality entertainment to come...
...have gone and upped the standard. MIT scientist Michael Hawley has authored the world’s largest book: a 133-pound, five-by-seven-foot tome entitled “Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Kingdom.” The book’s 112 pages showcases spectacular digital photographs of the tiny country perched in the Himalayas and required innovations in bookbinding (all done by hand) to put together. For a donation of just $10,000 or more, you too can own this Guinness record-breaking literary creation. All proceeds will go to a charity founded...
...have gone and upped the standard. MIT scientist Michael Hawley has authored the world’s largest book: a 133-pound, five-by-seven-foot tome entitled “Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Kingdom.” The book’s 112 pages showcases spectacular digital photographs of the tiny country perched in the Himalayas and required innovations in bookbinding (all done by hand) to put together. For a donation of just $10,000 or more, you too can own this Guinness record-breaking literary creation. All proceeds will go to a charity founded...