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...share of stock -- or a bond, a house, a stand of timber or any other asset--is worth the following: the future income one hopes to receive from it minus a haircut for the risk that things won't turn out as expected...
...soldiers in Journey's End may be as doomed as the Japanese men who make a last stand in the caves of Iwo Jima. And the conflict they're caught up in may be as futile as the one Americans are wrestling with in 2007. But Sherriff's great play has no truck with anything as lofty as patriotism or sacrifice or even conscience. After it's all over, the bacon is still frying...
...bouncer Craig Vierra was stabbed by a 20-year-old man and later died in the hospital.“You know they did all this [the new restrictions] because a friend of mine got stabbed,” says Erich J. Lamb, who spends many nights a week standing in the area between the row of clubs and a nearby parking garage. Lamb passes time getting to know clubbers and bouncers while standing behind a cart emblazoned with the words “Italian Sausage Vendor” and catering to the needs of clubgoers late into the night...
...Trout Day continues to stand as a monument to fish and as an excuse for a day off—a small piece of idiosyncrasy that somehow gives me assurance. The strength of our local flavors lies in the fact that they aren’t preserved for use’s sake, but because they remind us that who we are partly depends on from where we’ve come...
...either. The album starts out strong, with the powerful and enticing “Overture.” Title track “The Magic Position” is, however, a flamboyant bit of bubblegum, and it’s a weak leg for the album to stand on. With its major scale runs and predictable hooks, I wasn’t wowed. The record is also plagued by trite and uninspired lyrics, but the overall quality and diversity of the music makes this fact forgivable. Patrick Wolf is a competent musician, and there is some great songwriting and technical...