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...surprise that she channeled her energies into other campus pursuits. She is currently a member of the Veritones, one of Harvard’s more popular a capella ensembles. In many ways, Butler has proved right the Admissions philosophy that seeks out those student-athletes who would thrive regardless of athletics...
...panel of outside advisers assigned by Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to plot ways to privatize corporations in government-controlled industries such as construction and banking. Inose says many of these companies are "parasites" that saddle the government with debt and make it difficult for efficient competitors to thrive...
...people who opposed them before the crisis: influential bankers who are concerned about taking on added administrative burdens--and who are worried that they might have to turn down lucrative business from people evading taxes or law enforcement. The bankers get support from conservative policy advocates, who in turn thrive on contributions from financial institutions and other corporations. The conservatives argue that the new rules would in effect raise taxes and create a shadowy "global tax police...
...strategy of terrorist attacks on civilians acceptable or effective? No. Absolutely not. Is it practical to hope that any culture can thrive these days without assimilation to the West, and in particular to America? Probably not. But perhaps to someone like bin Laden, a massive and tragic extermination in a great war might be preferable to a future where Arabs are confined to a small, reserved, corner of the desert—accompanied only by destitution, alcoholism and casinos—and studied by third-graders as “Native Palestinians...
...were a difficult time for repertory theaters and a significant portion of them were forced to close down. But thanks to the tenacity and strength of vision of Marianne Lampke and Connie White, who took over the theater in 1986, the Brattle continued to thrive without having to compromise any of its standards. Lampke and White stayed true to Harvey and Haliday’s original vision but expanded upon it by establishing the “vertical” programming that features a different film almost every night. One night a week was designated for foreign films, another...