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...profligate as, for example, middle-class Americans, whose savings rate is zero. The survey shows that they are value-conscious. Although they are exposed to new trends in high-fashion consumption through the media, many middle-class Chinese still regard "luxury" as a synonym for "unnecessary waste." They tend to buy luxury items such as watches and jewelry sparingly and only when shopping outside the mainland...
...heart of the Republican Party. And Hillary was ... Hillary. No last name necessary. It was an article of faith that because of money and marriage, the junior Senator from New York had it locked up. It still is an article of faith among right-wing talk-show hosts, who tend to believe in their wildest fantasies. "She's got it locked up, right?" Sean Hannity said to Dick Morris during a radio smarm-athon a few weeks ago. Of course, Morris agreed, juicily, but "wait till people see that she's an even bigger flip-flopper than John Kerry...
Even though conference play has ended, the men’s team still has work to tend to. After claiming a definitive victory at home, Harvard, on Friday and Saturday, will attempt to repeat its performance in New Haven, the site of the College Squash Association Team Championships. The commanding win over the Bulldogs will give the Crimson momentum heading into nationals this weekend, but the team remains cautious of becoming too complacent...
...particularly good example of this. Beginning with eerie resonant background noises, the song gradually builds throughout its 13 minutes into a sound that’s reminiscent of their “Friday Night Lights” scoring. Explosions in the Sky make entirely instrumental music, and tend to favor simple instruments; guitars and a drum set are their stock-in-trade. In this album, however, the drums are featured more heavily, as are the keyboards. The CD rocks more than their previous offerings, featuring heavy distortion right from the first song, “The Birth and Death...
...report comes from Brigadier James Everard, who led British troops in Basra until three months ago. "Freedom of speech, freedom of expression: it just hasn't quite worked out the way it was planned," he is quoted as saying. "They're just not prepared to debate. They tend to do things...