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There is a lot of work in precious metals--reliquaries, chalices and other kinds of liturgical equipment. The reliquaries were done at the highest pitch of craft, mostly by goldsmiths whose names have not survived. A modern eye is more apt to enjoy the spectacle of the concentrated, disciplined labor that went into building a tiny sarcophagus out of gold and rock crystal to house a brown bit of human tissue that may or may not have been part of St. Vitus, or a supposed rag off the "seamless robe" worn by Christ at his Crucifixion. Seven hundred years...
With this degree of complexity involved, the committee's deliberations will not be simple and they are not apt to be quick. However, the president and I are as committed as the students to the goal of ensuring that Harvard's relationship with its workers at all levels is respectful and fair. Our compensation policies must reflect that goal. We believe that an appropriate process has been established to achieve those ends...
...better define under-trained, which you call us. I've had CPR, lifesaving and first aid courses numerous times. True, in recent years we have not had refresher courses. And if Harvard doesn't think enough of its faculty, staff and students to re-certify those who are most apt to be the first on the scene of a medical emergency, there is not much we guards, as a unit, can do about...
Lewinsky: What is hard for me to understand with this story is that I think...the word rape has a very different meaning and connotation today than it did 20 years ago. Twenty years ago, women were not apt to say no. And I'm not saying that means she asked for it. It sounds like it was an unpleasant experience...
...Sports Authority woo customers with batting cages, on-site golf pros and roller hockey games in the parking lot. Veer beyond the All-Clad pots offered at Williams-Sonoma and you might just stumble upon a cooking class. Walk into an Old Navy clothing store and you're apt to find clerks handing out tote bags for carrying merchandise, a soda fountain, and a billboard announcing the store's au courant motto: SHOPPING IS FUN AGAIN...