Word: spikeness
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...numbers have soared. Greater awareness and public health campaigns to encourage earlier diagnosis have surely played a part, since in the past, many such children were probably labeled retarded or insane and hidden in institutions. But environmental factors may also be contributing to the spike. To get to the bottom of that mystery and others, federal funding for autism research has more than tripled in the past decade, to $100 million, although it pales in comparison with the estimated $500 million spent on childhood cancers, which affect fewer youngsters...
Those most optimistic about the future tend to be people too young to remember Soviet times and unburdened by any ideological aversion to capitalism. Valentina Zagrebelnaya, 25, is part of that generation. She treads carefully as she crosses Lenin Street so as not to get mud on her spike-heeled ankle boots. She runs the Kaluga branch of KMB bank, which specializes in giving small loans to entrepreneurs. She was 21 when she opened the bank branch, a graduate fresh from the local arts college, with no financial experience. No matter. Although there were few takers in the first couple...
...Matt Damon went to Harvard mean nothing to you, my friend?Major studios are collectively releasing $1 billion worth of movies over the next few months. Variety reports that since the summer of 2002, the number of movie tickets sold has slowly declined. Distributors are in need of a spike in sales, and with one huge popcorn flick coming out every weekend between now and July 4, this summer is expected to be one of the biggest of the decade.Most Harvard students, however, could care less. “I’m completely out of the loop. I guess...
...Passover quite like the one depicted in Salvador Litvak’s ’83 new movie, “When Do We Eat?” Things take a turn for the bizarre in Litvak’s film when the rebellious offspring of a dysfunctional patriarch spike his seder wine with ecstasy and LSD. Outrageous hallucinations, manic behavior, and—unexpectedly—intergenerational reconciliation ensue. In Litvak’s words, “This ain’t your bubbie’s Jewish comedy.” THE HARVARD CRIMSON: What...
...Europeans certainly suspect the Iranians of using a civilian energy program as cover to pursue nuclear weapons, and Washington wants the U.N. to send Iran a clear message that its defiance will not be tolerated. But the continuing spike in world oil prices underscores the reason why enthusiasm for punitive action may be limited even among some U.S. allies. And there are growing differences between the U.S. and some of its European partners over what a diplomatic solution might entail - an emerging consensus in European policy circles, as well as among self-styled ?realists? on both sides of the aisle...