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...Kelly, a local shop clerk who withheld her surname to avoid conflict, said, “I saw [them on] three separate occasions. One time, Anonymous were in a combination of handkerchiefs and Guy Fawkes masks. One time, they were all in masks, and another other time there were bare faces...

Author: By Betsy L. Mead, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Anti-Psychiatry Exhibit Causes Stir | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...innovation. The nine models Buell sells can be run at any time on its single 50-person assembly line. Each station uses handicraft instead of the automation characteristic of most lines. Small teams promote ownership, and there are no individual supervisors, which cuts out a hierarchical layer. To avoid boredom, each employee is required to know the job ahead of him and behind him on the line and rotates throughout the week. "People come here for a tour and can't believe how little the assembly line is and how the guys are doing so many jobs," says Buell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harley-Davidson's Wildest Child | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...While the McCain campaign has promoted Palin to religious conservatives as a woman of "strong faith," they have gone to unusual lengths to avoid providing a picture of that faith. In fact, a Palin spokeswoman says the Alaska governor is "not a Pentecostal," and points out that Palin was baptized as a child as a Roman Catholic, although there is no record that her family attended Catholic services before joining the Pentecostal church where she became saved at age 11. The candidate does not even claim the Evangelical label, instead using the code phrase "Bible-believing Christian" to describe herself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does Sarah Palin Have a Pentecostal Problem? | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

Pius, said Benedict, "often acted secretly and silently because, in the light of the concrete realities of that complex historical moment, he saw that this was the only way to avoid the worst and save the largest possible number of Jews...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should Pope Pius XII Become a Saint? | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

With all their assorted answers, let’s just say this family’s going to need some major practice to avoid any intra-family feuding come taping time. But if the rigorous Family Feud screening process says they can do it, who are we to disagree...

Author: By Lindsay P. Tanne, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard’s Family Gets Put to the Test Before They Head to Hollywood for the Big Show | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

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