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Maybe You Shouldn't Buy That is a handy guide to some of the Web's wackiest and most useless pieces of merchandise - some of which cost more than the latest Prius or, you know, the average American home. Take the magnetic floating bed created by a Dutch architect, valued at a bargain price of $1.5 million. Or maybe you're interested in some gold pills filled with edible gold leaf, designed for users to "digest to increase self-worth." Bravo! There's nothing like flushing $429 down the toilet...
...donation—if need be, from the organization’s own pocket. Student groups could also follow Eleganza’s more recent example; for the past two years, organizers with a clearly different outlook from previous years have set aside a concrete donation as an event cost. Furthermore, student groups that advertise an intention to donate should also publicly announce the amount eventually given. Such policies would allow students to make accurate evaluations when considering the high price of “charitable” event tickets...
...most notable about the proposed regulations - and what gives environmentalists hope for further action on climate change - is Obama's apparent success in bringing the U.S. auto industry to the table. Automakers have fought long and hard against tougher fuel-economy standards, claiming such rules would raise the cost of vehicles and that consumers have shown little preference for more fuel-efficient models. But major auto executives, such as General Motors' new CEO, Fritz Henderson, are expected stand alongside Obama at the White House on Tuesday when the President makes his announcement, signaling their support. "It will establish a single...
...mail addressed to “The Harvard Community” and forwarded to numerous lists, Quad residents Logan R. Ury ’10 and Tessa K. Lyons-Laing ’11 wrote that cutting late night shuttles puts students in danger. “[T]he cost of keeping Harvard students safe is never ‘unnecessary spending,’” they wrote. “To suggest that we stop whining and start walking is fine during daylight hours (and in warm months). But we constantly receive Community Advisories which alert...
...Pays to Pack Light. The good news is that Air Jamaica will allow passengers to check their first bag free. The bad news is that your second check bag will now cost you $25. Worse yet, your second bag won't be on the same flight with you to Grenada or Barbados. It'll be sent within seven days, and you'll have to go back to the airport to pick...