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...theories and all the attempts to assign blame differ. But all critics share the common disbelief that while union bosses, expatriate Mafiosi, and Soviet dissidents are subjects of elaborately planned and executed plots, the young, vibrant Chief Executive of the most powerful nation in the world could die at the hand of a loan nut.Diagram of the Dallas site of John F. Kennedy's assassination...
...styles apart, for the Ramones are true rock purists. At their best, the Ramones create music with that Frantic energy: energy that keeps the listener excited so that the repetitions don't count, and lyrics that blend into the strong feel of the music. Trio however ever lacks this vibrant energy; and that's why instead of burning out, they just fade away...
...when he spoke stiltedly of "the destructive power-of those who see a way out of the shell of restrictions and convention, out of the pervasive boredom and the stifling despair, out of the painful marital situations and the endemic social falsity, into what they take to be a vibrant and desirable life." Kepesh, a randy academic, discovered his freakish freedom in The Breast, a tale about a man who turned into a mammary gland...
...country's currency is usually regarded as a symbol of national vitality. A strong currency is seen as a sign of a vibrant, confident country; a weak one is considered an indication that a nation is on the skids. For nearly three years the U.S. dollar has been riding high, perhaps too high and for too long. Now the almighty dollar's very robustness is creating alarm both in the U.S. and abroad. Says Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige: "As the ancient Greeks said, 'An individual's faults are virtues carried to excess.' When the dollar...
...Dominguez case has reduced Harvard's once vibrant Latin American studies program to a near shadow existence. Because key Latin American political scientists, Professors Terry Karl and Samuel Valenzuela, are on leave, we are faced with insufficient faculty coverage in Latin American studies. Those of us who choose to pursue these studies and write theses in this area are now left with the unacceptable prospect of having to work with Professor Dominguez, the only professor left in this field...