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...this nominative madness. Split up your kids—half get dad’s name, half get mom’s. Or condense the hyphenated names into some sort of acronym (in the second example above, Mary’s last name could be Elbo). Or flip a coin ‘fer crissakes.’ There’s no easy solution other than marrying a family member, but a solution has to be found. Just don’t saddle your young’uns with the same burdens. The future of standardized testing depends...
...community could do more harm than good. And the prospect of the January deadline producing a flawed election has led observers from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and Jordan's Crown Prince Abdullah to Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry to urge a postponement. But the flip-side of the coin may be equally dangerous: the consequences of not holding the election on schedule could add the prospect of massive Shiite unrest to the security challenge posed by multiple insurgencies, and leave the Allawi government in a legal and political limbo in which the basis of its tenure becomes increasingly open...
With the remnants of Hurricane Ivan pouring down on Harvard Stadium, the well-groomed green turf turned to a muddy brown even before Harvard captain Ryan Fitzpatrick jogged out to midfield for opening coin toss. Players on both sides jumped and ran in place on the sidelines to stay warm. These weren’t the type of conditions the Crimson envisioned during the spring and summer as it fine-tuned its potent offense based on speed and quick strikes...
...dowdy office décor of Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of white-ruled Rhodesia; he also displayed the same aversion to political opposition and an independent media and judiciary. "Far from being polar opposites, I see Ian Smith and Robert Mugabe as two sides of the same coin," says Meldrum. "History is repeating itself in Zimbabwe." And he became a minor victim of that history; the last remaining foreign journalist, Meldrum was kicked out of Zimbabwe last year. Even as Mugabe grew into the habits of a dictator, he retained the support of fellow African leaders...
...spot Denise Rich, noted songwriter, socialite, philanthropist and ex-wife of Clinton pardonee Marc Rich. We chat for a few minutes; she’s wearing a solid gold coin around her neck that keeps distracting me. Next up is the jazz singer Anita Baker, who performs a soulful tune for the enthusiastic audience. I interview later about her musical childhood. Lastly I meet a few New York gossip columnists, and then generally stare in awe at the blinding light of superficiality and wealth. Honestly, these “charity” gatherings (this one is raising money to provide...