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Whether hot or cold, says Steve McMahon, a Democratic strategist who helped steer Howard Dean's meteoric 2004 campaign, Obama would be wise to keep a few scraps of advice in mind. First, he should keep his answers crisp. "I would tell him to go back to his appellate argument skills and answer the question like he's answering the judge, so he doesn't bury the lead," says McMahon. "In law school, there's an old adage: answer the question first, then explain it. When you're a gifted orator, as Obama is, sometimes you explain your answer while...
...appreciate their elegance, even on the picket line. Alitalia pilots and flight attendants, dressed in their crisp black-and-green uniforms and aviator sunglasses, have spent decades stylishly shepherding the world to Italy, and Italians abroad. More recently, the handsome crews have also done their part - with plenty of help from Alitalia's inept senior management and shortsighted Italian politicians - to steer the airline on a crash course toward bankruptcy...
Whether it was the smell of the barbeque in the crisp autumn air, the fight with a friend (or now enemy) over a “Crimson Crazies” t-shirt, or the thrill of watching the team run onto the field, the Harvard nighttime football game against Holy Cross encapsulated the school spirit Harvard often lacks. Even without the heroic comeback—the two touchdown dives that ignited fans—Harvard was a winner on Friday night because of the way the game rallied the campus community. But rather than sitting back and feeling proud about...
...addition to its extra creamy ice cream made in nearby Jamaica Plain, the chain J.P. Licks offers hard and soft frozen yogurt, homemade baked goods, and house-roasted organic, fair trade coffee served from 6 a.m. onwards. Ice cream flavors range from the classics to seasonal choices like apple crisp to the highly recommended Oreo cake batter. Of course, there will always be critics. “The ice cream at Lizzie’s is better,” says Alyssa M. Blaize ’12. “The flavors there seem more eclectic...
...said Kenneth G. Saathoff ’09. “The ice cream is really creamy.” The Harvard senior listed Oreo cake batter as his favorite flavor at the 27-year-old company, but he said that he wanted to try the apple crisp. Even though he said he preferred Toscanini’s—which occupied the storefront next door before the entire building was renovated last year—Saathoff added, “It’s still a great product. I’ll definitely be a repeat customer...