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...shame because he's dead. At the time of his death, in 2003, Bolaño was a major writer in the Spanish-speaking world but virtually unknown and untranslated in English. Why that should be is not much of a mystery. Bolaño was a difficult, angry, self-reflexive writer who lived an erratic and occasionally unpleasant life. And Americans, as the head of the Swedish Academy has annoyingly but rightly pointed out, don't read much fiction in translation anyway. (See the 100 best albums, movies, TV shows and novels of all time...
...must, even in these difficult times, keep our eye on this priority and make choices that continue to enable us to advance our highest priorities University-wide and in individual schools,” Faust said, adding that hiking up the tuition is not a solution to closing the gaps in the budget...
...French Revolution. “He was always whistling, humming, or singing. He was a very musical guy.” Epstein passed away last Wednesday. He was 84. Epstein taught generations of medical students during his more than 30 years at Beth Israel. He was known to ask difficult questions during rounds, but was beloved by his colleagues and students. “In every way Frank exemplified the ideal physician, investigator, teacher, and scholar. He was a superb scientist with an incisive ability to probe the essence of any research question,” Mark L. Zeidel, chair...
...added, “We have had to make difficult choices, decisions, and we continue to have...
...increasingly alarmed by the profligacy and gambling debt of its citizens. China recently imposed visa restrictions on mainland tourists to Macau, reducing the anticipated cash flow from Las Vegas Sands' Asia operations. According to Daniel Renshaw, a Sydney-based gaming analyst with Merrill Lynch, these twin challenges will be difficult to surmount. "They are relying on an increase in revenue in Las Vegas and Macau over the long term," says Renshaw. "That seems to me a precarious position to be in." (See 10 Things to Do in Las Vegas...