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...directors, and the cast, believe in the small world they reinvented each week? I think they believed in it as a TV reality. What?s more, they sold that reality to the audience with the entrepreneurial conviction Jim must have used on his clients. It was a slick construct, and it was good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: America's Mom | 10/24/2006 | See Source »

Still, being a pioneer has its growing pains. The ElderSpirit group ran out of money when it unexpectedly had to pay $250,000 to construct a retaining wall on the property. Residents are looking for funds to complete the interior of the common house and four adjoining apartments. In the meantime, they try to keep team spirit going with communal meals about twice a month. One was recently held at the town's senior center, and residents have picnicked on the nearby Virginia Creeper Trail. At other times, there are informal meals in one another's kitchens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Not Home Alone | 10/23/2006 | See Source »

...We’re trying to build this Frankenstein phone,” Ur explains, grinning, as he makes plans to construct an elaborate prop...

Author: By Mary A. Brazelton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tech Shake Up | 10/19/2006 | See Source »

...wear your politics on your sleeve...especially when your shirt was made in a sweatshop. And you shouldn’t wear your politics on your pants either, because real activists don’t wear pants. They know that clothing is just an outmoded social construct. But if you are going to take up a cause, at least be consistent. Last month one of our friends was protesting the genocide in Sudan. We saw the same guy yesterday, but this time he was supporting the genocide. Or take the janitor issue; all these union-lovers want Harvard to rehire...

Author: By Peter J. Martinez and D. A. Wallach, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Thinking Globally, Acting Stupidly | 10/18/2006 | See Source »

...order to be truly effective, and in order to help construct a stable political system, democratic political leaders must have a higher calling than a mere desire to hold power, and must also refrain from offering up unrealistic or impossible promises during campaigns. Hungary’s current crisis offers us a particularly clear example...

Author: By Mark A. Adomanis | Title: Lessons from Budapest | 10/5/2006 | See Source »

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