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...with her search for the spotlight. “All eyes on me, in the center of the ring,” Britney both describes and demands over the sound of whip cracks. Whether or not her self-description as a circus freak is made in jest is both unclear and beside the point. Britney will do whatever it takes to get the attention she seeks. But it is with “If U Seek Amy” that Britney reaches the climax of her carnal-quest. The not-so-thinly veiled euphemism of the title does not even...
Although you'd think that eBay's flagship marketplace business, a site where people go to buy and sell stuff, would flourish in a downturn, it has stopped growing. It's still unclear how badly the credit crisis and buying slowdown will affect an e-commerce value site like eBay, which does half its business outside the U.S. During the 2001 recession, eBay's marketplace continued to thrive because of its Web dominance and discounted goods. Whitman at the time even crowed that "eBay is to some extent recession-proof...
While it is very important to help set College priorities, it is unclear what role students will have in keeping a focus on the undergraduate experience in light of fiscal challenges. A major criticism of the UC is its inability to effect change via the bureaucratic channels of University Hall. While this is a fair critique that likely won’t be remedied until the implementation of Dowling II’s Report on College Governance, the perception that we are therefore incapable of improving student life is both defeatist and false. As the sole arbiter...
Last week, Daniel Dantas, a Brazilian banker of fantastic wealth and influence, was convicted on corruption charges, sentenced to 10 years in prison, and fined R$ 12 million ($5 million). Mr. Dantas’ fate remains unclear as he may still file multiple appeals that could take years to be evaluated. Nevertheless, his conviction reflects an accomplishment of the Lula administration in Brazil: the freedom of the Polícia Federal, responsible for gathering the evidence in the case. The PF has been allowed to aggressively pursue corruption investigations since 2003 and numerous prosecutions show that Brazil?...
...unclear yesterday how many faculty searches were pending and would be affected by the new policy. Faculty hiring has been in a "pause" period since April, when Smith informed professors that he was slowing down hiring to give FAS administrators a chance to take stock of how to move forward with their priorities...