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Some 94% of U.S. TV sets, on average, are turned off between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m. But if only 6% of the national audience is watching, that still translates to 5 million of the 81.5 million U.S. TV households. This eyeful is quite enough to interest network executives, especially...
WHEN THE POWERS-that-be finally look beyond the jolting statements in Bok's report, the ones that caught the eye of the media, they will find a highly idealistic argument that translates into the practical as follows. The world is complicated Things are bound to get more complicated. Hence...
Your Essay hit home. As a teacher and book collector, I liked to share knowledge. But in Colombia, South America, I learned a proverb that translates as "It is not known who is dumber, he who lends a book or he who returns it."
The play is performed without an intermission, which translates to almost two hours on the Fogg's hard folding chaos. However, The Frogs moves so quickly, offering such an unpretentious rendering of classical drama that it ends leaving--the audience almost disappointed to leave, but at least momentarily freed from...
How sad that leather should become the fashion mandate for all seasons [Feb. 1]. This translates into more animals being slaughtered to pander to the whims of the jaded elite and more money for the greedy fashion industry.