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...conceit underlying The Cooler is that casinos employ certain individuals who are so hangdog depressed that they cause any winning gamblers around them to begin losing. Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) is particularly good at the job, so good in fact, that he need only brush up against someone to cut short a winning streak. But as luck would have it, days before he is about to retire, he meets Natalie (Maria Bello), a waitress drawn in by his pitiable existence. The encounter quickly progresses and soon Natalie is firmly clutching a nude Bernie’s genitalia...
...Quad. But with three of the nine recent assaults occurring before 7 p.m., the escorts would be more effective if they began patrolling at dusk instead—hours earlier in the winter. Furthermore, given the huge area included in the River House and Quad zones, HUCEP ought to employ more than one pair of escorts in each of these zones...
Establishing a national ballistic missile shield has always been a case study in futility. The technology required to fire decoys—multiple warheads on one rocket that can hopelessly confuse interceptor missiles—is all too easy for a rogue state or terrorist group to employ but difficult for the United States to defend against, even after spending the $100 billion that the Congressional Budget Office predicts the shield will cost. (Of course, estimates such as these also usually fall woefully short of the final cost.) And now, with Russia’s new missile technology?...
...This is going to benefit the community in the long-run,” he said. “We are going to employ people. We’re about to have something unique. We’re not coming to steal from the community but to strengthen it.” Tyler added that he plans to invest corporate funds and donate the interest to local groups...
Specifically, Harvard should not hesitate to employ non-binding surveys asking students in which courses they intend to enroll. The machine learning system will undoubtedly struggle to predict enrollment in new courses and these surveys could be used as a supplement...