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...untruthful student would lose his degree after graduating. But what about other skeletons in your closet? In 1995, the University revoked the admission of a Harvard admit after discovering that she had pled no contest to voluntary manslaughter after allegedly beating her mother to death with a lead candlestick five years earlier. A creepy example, but a reminder that Harvard knows...

Author: By Jessica M. Luna, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Ethics of Unethical Behaviour | 10/25/2006 | See Source »

...opening and sips slurping, the sound of thirst-quenching and drink-drinking drowned out the pre-show murmuring. At the front of the hall, the last pieces of percussion clattered as the sole stagehand strung a rope between two beams. A pot, a cookie tin, a goblet, and a candlestick dangled, ready for fun.Then, one-by-one, the members of Architecture in Helsinki tromped into the open. In the crowd, whispers rose to roars and cheers into screams. While the guitars were slung over the musicians’ shoulders and the heels of the hipsters rose...

Author: By Adam C. Estes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Helsinki Rocks Middle East | 10/13/2005 | See Source »

...Stop Shopping For the butcher, baker and candlestick maker, the U.K. high street must seem more alien by the day. British retail bank Lloyds TSB last week announced plans to offer gas, electricity and phone services to customers starting this month. And what else is in store? For supermarket shoppers in the U.K., it could well be an in-house lawyer. Under government plans, supermarkets could soon be allowed to set up legal services for shoppers. The so-called "Tesco law" would see an in-shop solicitor drawing up a shopper's will. Is mixing services a good idea? Most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biz Watch | 8/3/2003 | See Source »

...that happened, where would consumers go for advice on complex matters?" We'll stick to the butcher, baker and candlestick maker. Next Time, Try Using e-Bay As a company, Vivendi has many strengths, but conducting auctions isn't one of them. The French-based conglomerate has for months been trying to unload its U.S.-based media assets, which include several cable channels and the Universal movie studio. Late last year, Texas oilman Marvin Davis offered $20 billion for the U.S. assets, and Vivendi acted insulted; a Vivendi official at the time suggested that Davis "take a hike." That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biz Watch | 8/3/2003 | See Source »

CHERUBS Just like the angelic youngsters that sprinkle the Sistine Chapel. Here the candlestick rests on their arms--characteristic of the artist's playfulness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art Sleuths: How To I.D. a Master | 7/22/2002 | See Source »

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