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...album describes the rake character and the abduction of Margaret until she and her lover find peace in death at the album’s conclusion.Full of recurring motif variations and the numerous interludes, “The Hazards of Love” is best enjoyed as the sum of its parts, but its individual peaks are manifold. With its creative mix of styles, “Annan Water” is multifaceted enough to be able to fit eloquently into the overall theme and still function effectively as a self-contained statement. As the rhythmic bellows of the accordion...

Author: By Matt E. Sachs, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Decemberists | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...what extent has the outcome of today's meeting of 19 leading economies and the European Union already been agreed? That's the $2 trillion question. The sum is the proposed level of fiscal stimulus by G-20 nations identified in an early leaked draft of the final communiqué expected later today. But amid squabbling in the run-up to the meeting, with France and Germany especially vocal in their objections to making specific commitments, the figure has been recast as the collated estimate of measures already planned as the world tries to stave off a prolonged downturn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Just A Few Hours to Save the World at the G-20 | 4/2/2009 | See Source »

...components for wireless devices is almost certainly the next big thing for tech companies from Google to Yahoo (YHOO) to Microsoft to Adobe (ADBE). Trying to milk more money out of the PC gets harder and harder. For the largest companies in the industry, it has become a zero sum game. (See pictures of the 50 best websites...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Google's Growth Falters, Microsoft Could Regain Momentum | 4/1/2009 | See Source »

...such a policy would be unfair and harm the local economy by pushing out profitable business. Lawmakers, however, must adopt a longer-term view. In 2000, the cost of treating diseases resulting from obesity—measured in insurance costs, Medicare, and Medicaid—came to the grand sum of $117 billion. These are costs that come back to affect all Americans in the form of rising insurance premiums and a struggling health-care system and are enough to outweigh short-term business profit...

Author: By Bilal A. Siddiqui | Title: No More Fries With That | 3/30/2009 | See Source »

...agency is not lacking for applicants; it gets more than 100,000 résumés a year, and the number is growing fast. Little says if current trends hold, there may be a 40% to 50% increase in applications this year over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Listen Up: The CIA Hits the Radio to Recruit Spies | 3/30/2009 | See Source »

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