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...Last night, under new rules designed to stop this type of bloc voting, 50% of the points were awarded by the traditional public phone-in and 50% by a panel of music producers in each country. Advocates of the new jury system will be quick to say it helped Norway transcend borders - with a mix of fans and more objective industry experts voting, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia all awarded Norway the maximum 12 points, thereby snubbing one another. But since Eurovision has no plans to reveal which national juries voted for which countries, its actual effect is difficult...
...consumer who doesn't want to fall into temptation, but I see all these deals out there, what kind of mind games can I play to stop myself from spending money I really need? Number one: don't bring your credit card out to the mall. When you buy something with cash, it feels like it's much more expensive. And because of that, you actually start to say to yourself, "Hey, is this really worth it?" That's trick number one. Trick number two is related to dopamine and addiction. Take a distance to things...
...across the board performed above and beyond,” Kendrick said. “Everyone was at the top of their game today.”For the lightweight squad, the weekend was more bittersweet. Ranked No. 2 nationally going into the race, the varsity eight could not stop Wisconsin, Princeton and Georgetown from taking control. “The first varsity race had a pretty disappointing race,” senior captain Rebekkah Kharrazi said. “We came in fourth, which is how we did last year, and it’s always nice...
...suggest that we stop whining and start walking is fine during daylight hours. But we constantly receive Community Advisories from the Harvard University Police Department that alert us to the rising rates of violent crime against both men and women in the area. Therefore, walking to and from the Quad through Cambridge Common, an area recognized as dangerous, is not a safe option at night. Already, the current nighttime shuttle schedule is less than ideal...
...With the greenest lawmakers in charge and the President cheering them on, the prospects of sweeping controls on greenhouse gases seemed rosy. After a month of fighting among themselves, however, House Democrats announced an agreement Thursday that reflects more about the legislative process than the need to stop the planet from heating up. (See pictures of the effects of climate change...