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Bulgarians voted for all the recent Socialist governments, of course, including the present one. But 1996 was their wake-up year, as the country neared bankruptcy and more than a dozen banks were closed. The Socialists, led by Zhan Videnov, a former regional chief of the Communist Youth, more than doubled energy prices and public transport fares. The central bank then boosted interest rates to 300% in an attempt to choke off inflation. An editorial last week in the newspaper Trud supplied what could have served as a straight line for Marie Antoinette: "Bread is becoming a luxury...
...take this as a wake-up call, Harvard. As long as hundreds of us are still hungry hours after Domna is in bed, and as long as hundreds of us are still reading long after Lamont has gone dark, you're not fulfilling your mission to provide an environment supportive of learning and healthy living...
With this wake-up call, the Harvard women started to move forward again. Stauffer created a legitimate chance for herself, and in the process displayed the incredible skill that makes her the star that she is. After beating two UMass defenders, she had a shot, only to have it blocked again, this time from a fingertip save from Dion...
Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the bland "Wake-Up Bomb," which seems rife with the trappings of mid-80s rock and roll. "Wake-Up Bomb" packs on the weight of conventional, driving guitar chords, predictable drum patterns, and, deadliest of all, the title sung over and over again as the chorus, a la "Everybody Wang Chung Tonight." A later track, "Bittersweet Me," has the spastic energy, not to mention the intro rhythms and chords, of the Rolling Stones' "Start...
...Postman), a simple film with a simple plot, superbly acted, is sound proof that great films can be made and be profitable. Yet the industry continues to churn out products that seem to be based solely on special effects. At least someone in the industry has heard the wake-up call, through their bank account. LIDO DELUCK Seattle...