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...Ogami deified himself not just to investors but to his swelling staff, which at one point totaled roughly 800 people. G.O. Group closely resembled a cult, with staffers beating on a taiko drum and chanting Ogami's 10 commandments at daily meetings. Every Monday, they viewed his weekly video address, in which he stuttered gems like "follow the path of truth" while dressed in a fresh Versace outfit. Employees then had to write reviews of that day's performance. Ogami read these diligently, and had underlings seek out authors of bad reviews for scoldings. Workers were made...
...HUPD officer received a call regarding a suspicious oil drum inside Leverett House. The officer removed the oil drum from the building...
Dick Cheney carried the same message to Capitol Hill in late March. The Vice President dropped by a Senate Republican policy lunch soon after his 10-day tour of the Middle East--the one meant to drum up support for a U.S. military strike against Iraq. As everyone in the room well knew, his mission had been thrown off course by the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. But Cheney hadn't lost focus. Before he spoke, he said no one should repeat what he said, and Senators and staff members promptly put down their pens and pencils. Then he gave them some...
...Dick Cheney carried the same message to Capitol Hill in late March. The Vice President dropped by a Senate Republican policy lunch soon after his 10-day tour of the Middle East - the one meant to drum up support for a U.S. military strike against Iraq. As everyone in the room well knew, his mission had been thrown off course by the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. But Cheney hadn't lost focus. Before he spoke, he said no one should repeat what he said, and Senators and staff members promptly put down their pens and pencils. Then he gave them some...
...speed bumps on Mass. Ave. and Mt. Auburn,” Chopra said, who also serves as the chair of the council’s Student Affairs Committee. “The optimal situation would be of the Sheraton Commander—there’s a big drum in the middle of the road asking [drivers] to yield to pedestrians...