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...Ghana A Peaceful Presidential Runoff In a rare democratic triumph on the African continent, Ghana's Dec. 7 presidential vote was hailed by election monitors for being fair and transparent--even if it didn't produce a result. Neither the ruling party's Nana Akufo-Addo nor opposition candidate John Atta Mills received more than 50% of some 8 million votes cast, meaning a runoff will be held on Dec. 28. Ghana, widely seen as one of Africa's most stable and prosperous nations, has experienced massive economic growth in the past decade. Atta had campaigned on a platform...
...promise to intensify the impoverishment of aesthetic matter so drastically, that by tomorrow the thinly veiled identity of all industrial culture products can come triumphantly out into the open.” Yup, that sounds about right, except it’s Chan and Fey’s triumph, not the industry’s. And industry is still trying to figure out what happened...
...Week That Was. Like Nixon, Frost could look false on TV - not being a host but doing one, as if relaxing in public was a test he'd crammed for. Neither Frost nor Nixon possessed a huggable personality. They rose to the top of their fields by a triumph of their will to succeed, and by the application of intellect and hard work to get there...
...type, but Oim a pleasure adventurer is wot Oi am.” This remark induced Ollie to laugh loudly and polish off his tankard.The Stable Boy finished reading, and as he returned the letter to its envelope Ollie could see his entire body animated by his now-certain triumph. The Stable Boy’s eyes glittered wildly. The folds of his tunic began to tremble.“Ollie,” he said, “you’ve been of great service to me. Take this money and never expect to see me again...
...Sheffield ’09, Emma Y. Wu ’09, and Andrew C. Miller ’09 all received the prestigious scholarship, which will fund two years of study for a graduate level degree at any university in the United Kingdom. Harvard’s triumph in racking four scholarships marks a significant surge from years past. No more than two Harvard students have won over the past five years. Nationally, up to 40 recent American undergraduates are granted the scholarship every year. All applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.7. Mahowald, an English concentrator, plans...