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...chorus of pleading critics--whether on behalf of Iranian films, an innovative TV show or the novels of David Foster Wallace--usually has the exact opposite effect of its intent. Instead of inspiring people to try something new, it leaves them feeling oppressed by the rapture of specialists...
This past Tuesday, thousands of Internet radio stations found the perfect way to make their point about a recent decision to raise the royalty rates they pay - they simply shut down as part of what they called the "Day of Silence" protest. If the new rules go into effect as planned on July 15, the webcasters claim, there will no longer be niche streams like "Screamin' and Hollerin,'" "Ninja Tunes" or "The Cole Porter Songbook"--just three of the 320 channels available to listeners of AccuRadio, which is itself one of a legion of large, small, and miniscule providers...
...effect in blacks is substantially greater than the effect in whites, which again speaks to the importance of how much of a acclimatization there is in the kind of weather that’s going on in your cities,” Schwartz said. “People in worse socioeconomic positions may not be able to acclimatize as well. There’s certainly a racial disparity, and that’s a serious issue also...
...battles between critical theorists and more conservative law professors over faculty appointments and tenuring decisions. Paul M. Bator, a law professor at the time who has since left Harvard, told The New York Times in over two decades ago that CLS had had “an absolutely disastrous effect on the intellectual and institutional life” at the Law School...
...supervised by a parent," he says. But while escort policies may restore a mall's family-friendly image--Renninger says some tenants at Genesee Valley Center in Flint, Mich., have reported double-digit sales growth since a 5 p.m. curfew began June 8--they can have a domino effect. Indeed, after Pyramid restricted teen access at one property, Harrington fielded calls from security directors at nearby malls who were only half joking when they said, "Thanks a lot for doing that. They're all over here...