Word: defunction
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...allow people to compare and competitively bid for memorabilia more easily. This is a problem faced by Cliff Muskiet. Over the past 30 years the KLM flight attendant has amassed one of the world's largest collections of stewardess uniforms. He even has very rare 1960s uniforms from defunct Braniff Air that were created by celebrated Italian designer Emilio Pucci. But Muskiet is not always happy to part with spiraling sums for air couture. A Pan Am uniform from the 1920s can be worth up to $1,000. "Once an airline introduces a new uniform, the old ones become collectors...
...alternative to a J-term is a longer winter break—and an earlier spring finish. Obviously a six week break (two weeks of preexisting break plus four weeks of the defunct J-term) seems rather excessive—even a four-week break would make Harvard’s winter recess on the long side for the Ivies. Nonetheless, that would leave the College’s schedule only two weeks out-of-sync with Harvard’s other schools. And surely if the College and other schools with finals after Christmas are willing to change...
Carl Pforzheimer Professor of Government Sidney Verba may be a giant in his field, but he keeps that private. “I never achieved real fame,” he says, “until [the now defunct] M Magazine did a full-page spread on tweedy professors...
...program, which is run by the College and the Harvard University Police Department, was founded last month to replace the defunct SafetyWalk program and to provide student escorts for undergraduates walking alone in the wake of a rash of assaults and gropings near campus this year...
Given Purdy’s recent acquisition of a now defunct incense retailer’s inventory, there’s no telling what the future will hold. “I’m always open and exploring, everyday,” Purdy says...