Word: dump
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...Archives to pull up some of the lesser-known Harvard slang. Take a look: 1) LoHo – Lowell House 2) Clubbie – a member of a final club 3) River Rat – one who lives in a River House 4) The Dump – Dunster House 5) A Poonster – a member of a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine 6) SOS – shuttle-ride of shame home from the Quad 7) Quadling – someone who lives...
...They could work longer and possibly stash away enough to enrich a favorite charity upon their death. But rather than leave a legacy at life's end, they choose to live their legacy now. For Maxworthy, that meant using his connections to reclaim tons of fruit destined for the dump because, though perfectly edible, it wasn't supermarket grade. "There's plenty of fast food," he says, "but [those with low incomes] have very limited access to fresh produce...
...going inquiry - which both the AMF and French legal officials declined to comment on - had turned its attention to 21 current and former EADS executives, and as many as 1,200 other shareholders who may have used inside knowledge of troubles with the A380 program to dump millions worth of stock before that bad news was revealed in June 2006. When that information was disclosed publicly, EADS' share price plunged by 26%, and marked the beginning of recurring setbacks, revelations about dysfunctional management structures, and a restructuring plan that will cut more than 10,000 jobs...
...many employees chose to stay the night rather than wade through the filthy water. Entwistle points out the Dumpster that the firm donated to the block, as well as the spot where the generator truck running the trading floor used to park. "When you're working out of a dump, you know you've really got people's loyalty," Entwistle says. Another benefit, he notes wryly: "It's not hard to get them to go out and meet clients...
...suppose Maddin could make his movies anywhere. But no one else could make them. A crazy-smart mix of avant- and retro-garde, they address big topics (corporate greed, national identity, pre-adolescent lust, family betrayal) in a style that suggests an antique silent film rescued from a dump heap - on Mars. The film stock is scratched, the actors declaim in bombastic gestures, the canned music hits overly ominous chords, and the printed intertitles often read like the mutterings of obsession ("Force!" "Must escape!" "What if???"). If this sounds off-putting, jump back on, because Maddin's films - from Tales...