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Exactly how large that package might turn out to be is anyone's guess. Only a few weeks ago, proponents spoke of a package worth $150 billion. Now, with banks continuing not to lend and the economy shrinking, stimulus package estimates have crossed $500 billion and are heading toward $700 billion...
...impossible for results to be declared tonight," responded royaliste Manuel Valls, mayor of the Paris suburb Evry after the official count was published. Indeed, referring to the reversal in early voting trends - and echoing the routine accusations of "irregularities" that arise during any internal PS polling - Valls repeatedly spoke of "cheating" before making the comment that has many observers now calling the Socialists' central Paris headquarters "la Floride-sur-Seine." "We won't allow victory to be stolen," Valls pledged...
...rest of the world. If everyone follows the Masdar model, “one planet is more than enough” to provide the necessary resources for human life, said Khaled Awad, the director of property development for the Masdar Initiative. Panelists included Awad; energy analysts, who spoke extensively about the region’s climate and how to use sustainable energy; an architect; and a traffic analyst, who spoke about the planned public transportation system. All four speakers emphasized the design constraints imposed by the sweltering climate. “The whole city is predicated around how you actually...
...Yourself,” a stunning film by French director Claire Denis. Originally made as an extended commercial for a Japanese car that was never released, the film was shown at the Harvard Film Archive on Nov. 7 and 8 as part of a retrospective honoring Denis, who spoke at both screenings. While the premise sounds implausible, she renders this scenario completely real, as she does in all her films. She assembles a collage of circumstantial details that, when brought together in light, image, and sound, seems to express everything you feel but never could articulate. Denis did not grow...
...Carmen” and turns towards the image of herself defying countless classical definitions of visual art and dance. “I nabbed the gloves from intensive care at Fort Myers hospital,” she told the audience conspiratorially. Brown—who spoke last Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the MFA—pilfered them while visiting friend, ally, and artist Robert Rauschenberg. She had been unsure at the time of whether or how she would use them but packed them in her suitcase regardless. In her choreography, her drawing, and her life, Brown disregards...