Word: carding
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...know someone who writes down the names of everyone they meet at Harvard on an index card and files it for future use, you will by the time you graduate. And you know what? That "someone" probably won't be a particularly bad person. Cordially friendly to everyone, always ready for a chat, that name-filer will enjoy your company and also happen to note you as a future contact. You don't need to be a cut-throat, uncaring person subsumed by ambition to take advantage of one of Harvard's best resources: the people you'll meet here...
...former investment banker whose $400 million-a-year, 28-property boutique chain is one of a host of competitors, large and small, who are out to spoil Schrager's good time. Kimpton caters to less image-conscious business travelers who still prize a little personality, including free tarot-card readings, back rubs or goldfish. The San Francisco-based dynamo is establishing a growing national presence, converting bank buildings and department stores in places like Denver and Portland into small, Euro-style hotels...
Rather than a card for Mother's Day, Debbie Mathers-Briggs is angling for cold, hard cash. The mother of rapper EMINEM (ne Marshall Bruce Mathers III) has filed a $10 million suit against her son for what she claims are his unflattering, and all-too-public, assessments of her maternal skills. On his best-selling single My Name Is, Eminem raps "Ninety-nine percent of my life I was lied to/ I just found out my mom does more dope than I do." Lest one think he was merely trying to rhyme, he also described his mother in several...
Parents should ask for specific suggestions and query the teacher on her goals for the year in particular subjects. If your conference comes just after a report card, don't let the teacher burn too much time going over each grade; you can do that on your own. The conference should focus on areas of concern--yours and the teacher's. It is helpful to take notes during the meeting and keep any schoolwork the teacher passes along, in case amnesia strikes...
...most common checks for the presence of blood in a stool sample. Let's be frank: no one likes chasing poop in the potty with a stick. But I've done it, and it's not hard. You need only the barest sample to smear on the card. Yes, it's disgusting, but think of the reward. Doctors estimate that the mortality rate of colon cancer would drop 30% if everyone would overcome his or her squeamishness about providing a stool sample...