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...Harvard refuses to admit that it can control the practices of its subcontractors, then it is time for Harvard to end the practice of outsourcing altogether and to employ security guards directly. It is time to stop denying our community’s responsibility to ensure that a Harvard education is not predicated on poverty in the midst of our prosperity...
...feng shui consultations are common in Asia's business world, where they are seen as a kind of insurance, that doesn't mean today's hubs of aviation want to admit publicly how they might supplement their wind charts. The office of famed architect Norman Foster states that no feng shui consultants influenced its design for Hong Kong International Airport, though it believes a feng shui consultant helped with its location, beneath a ridge of peaks and close to a wide expanse of sea-both auspicious features. The Airport Authority Hong Kong declined comment...
...Harvard. While we do not and may never have the kind of unity that state schools build from huge sporting events or frat parties, Harvard students do want a greater sense of connection with their college. Think about Harvard-Yale or Yardfest 2006: Though it may be taboo to admit it, we like celebrating and cheering on Harvard, especially if we have a common enemy (such as Yale, or Eliot House). Both exemplify the manner in which campus-wide events can create campus-wide identity: These shared experiences create a common bond. By giving students something to joke about...
...Brilliant bumbler Tom Poston got his start as one of Steve Allen's "man on the street" interviewees and later shone as a spacey drunk in Mork & Mindy and a hapless handyman in Newhart, roles he said he understood all too well. "In ways I don't like to admit, I'm a goof-up myself," he said...
...Facebook profile lists “the bitch set me up” as her hometown. I can always get a laugh from Googling the words “Marion Barry + quotation,” which yields dozens of sites with the same ridiculous list of excerpts. Many admit to skepticism about the material’s authenticity, but the excerpts are amusing nonetheless. For example: “People have criticized me because my security detail is larger than the president’s. But you must ask yourself: are there more people who want to kill me than...