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...Boston coordinator of Students for Mitt. Romney, who completed a joint program with Harvard’s Law and Business Schools, served as the governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007. The program is just part of a string of efforts by the Romney campaign to target youth voters, according to campaign spokesman Alex Burgos. Burgos also referred to Romney’s Facebook account, where the politician is purported to enjoy “horseback riding with my wife” and “waterskiing” as another move to reach out to younger citizens...

Author: By Jessica L. Fleischer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Romney Backers To Get Cut Of Funds | 4/9/2007 | See Source »

...On” gets outshone and blown away by the full-on dance single that is “Dashboard.” Which makes sense: if it worked well before, it’ll work better louder, longer, and faster. For the most part, Brock is right on target. His once-alienated snarl now drips with charisma, accompanied by the kind of thunderous, propulsive drumming that bullies wallflowers into action. The entire endeavor seems to be on the verge of losing control even with Johnny Marr’s coolheaded guitar-playing; the veteran Smiths guitarist may have been...

Author: By Evan L. Hanlon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Modest Mouse | 4/6/2007 | See Source »

Another important mental technique that can help with optimizing performance is goal setting. We learned that there are several different types of goals, and that you should try to set a target in each of these categories. The first type is called “outcome goals,” where you focus on a result of an event. My outcome goal for all of my columns is to have my readers laugh more at my writing than they do at my photo. The next category is “performance goals,” which should focus on comparing...

Author: By Eric A. Kester | Title: The Psychology of Humor | 4/6/2007 | See Source »

...favorite target for the money queens is the alleged penchant of women, especially frivolous single women, to waste money on themselves. As Lois Frankel writes in Nice Girls Don't Get Rich, "Buying those morning lattes, extra outfits and expensive dinners with friends adds up to having less in your retirement and savings accounts." Women do spend $1,069--$246 more than men do--on clothing every year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2004-2005 Consumer Expenditure Survey. But that's chump change compared with what single men spend on car ownership ($846 more than single women), eating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lay Off, Suze Orman! | 4/5/2007 | See Source »

...historic chance in the Royal Marine hostage crisis in Iran to court the skeptical country par excellence, and prove to the world that European power matters. As a rule, seduction is best when one’s target is disillusioned with the status...

Author: By Pierpaolo Barbieri | Title: Courting the British Accent | 4/5/2007 | See Source »

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