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...elders. Saudi security officials pointed out that the attack was the first major al-Qaeda terrorist incident inside Saudi Arabia in six months, and insisted it revealed signs of the group's desperation. But that didn't prove convincing for U.S. officials, who once again strongly advised Americans to avoid travel to Saudi Arabia...
Some vocational discussion does come up in the dramatic arts classes, including instructional talk on auditioning and how to get into the difficult businesses of theater, film, or entertainment. Harvard seems to avoid pre-professional programs in every discipline, considering the lack of pre-business, pre-law or pre-medicine tracks, as well as the absence of traditional journalism or communications classes from the course catalogue...
...Maloney ’06 has taken liberties with the scenery to emphasize the G&S Players’ “traditionally untraditional” theme. Citing N.C. Wyeth’s drawings for the book Treasure Island as inspiration, Moloney said, “I wanted to avoid the standard staging for Pirates, but at the same time remain true to the play and its style. Most productions of Pirates have only the barest mention of a pirate ship, usually painted on a backdrop off in the distance. In this production we wanted to highlight Frederic?...
...tart influence” with a self-satisfied, victorious air not seen since the conviction of Martha Stewart. One of Seventeen’s editors dubbed the new look “Miss Modesty.” Women interviewed for news articles cite a desire to avoid looking “trashy,” and state that “being a lady is big.” As one told the San Diego Union-Tribune, “It’s about values.” Really? I thought fashion was about looking good...
Arnold’s Prop 57 was sold as a means of refinancing debt at a time when interest rates were at historic lows. But here’s another idea: Why not avoid the additional $6 billion in interest and simply pay off the debt? Why not spare the next generation of Californians from sacrificing to solve a problem we played no role creating...