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...innkeeper, Vermeer was the father of 15 children, a Roman Catholic-leaning Protestant and a home-towner who rarely left Delft. But this is about all we know; no character descriptions or other salient facts exist. In his short life - born in 1632, died in 1675 of unknown causes although his wife, Catharina, blamed "decay and decadence" - he was never particularly successful. It was not until 1866, when a radical French critic named Théophile Thoré wrote three articles about him, that the art world beyond Holland took much notice...
...where foreign study is most popular. At the same time, the College should leave open the option for students to study at non-Harvard programs. However, unlike the current system, Harvard should accredit those programs where students have successfully studied in the past, leaving the burdensome petition process to unknown programs. Such changes would make it easier for students to earn concentration credit by alleviating the concerns of department heads that are reluctant to grant credit for courses and programs that may not be up to Harvard's academic standards. And, at the same time, such changes would preserve student...
...album is worth owning, people will hear about it. Napster, for all its blatant disregard for the law, provided the most organized and extensive word of mouth forum on the planet, and has swayed the purchasing power of at least one consumer, me, toward support of relatively unknown bands...
...month, and last week the flocks were seized. Why does it take so long to determine if they have been infected? The only way to confirm TSE is either by symptoms or by autopsy of the animals' brains. The problem is that the agent responsible for TSE is still unknown. The best way to learn whether an animal is infected is to inoculate brain material into a healthy lab mouse, then monitor the mouse to see if it gets sick, a process that can drag on interminably for all concerned...
...longer a fashion statement. Now only the genuine believers want to leave large companies to create or join a new business. Everyone has become far more prudent about spending money. Unbridled optimism has been splattered with a large coating of reality. Today the climate for investments in tiny, unknown valley fledglings is the best it has been for more than 10 years...