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...ineligible for Medicare, but still wear a bowtie regularly? +1 2) Do you claim it’s ironic? +4 3) Have you ever tipped a fedora at a rakish angle over your left eye anywhere but in a ’50s noir film? +3 4) Was it, in fact, on the way to Expos? +10 5) Do you own a shirt that claims your preferred political party or social justice issue is “sexy,” “hot,” or “for lovers?” +6 6) Socks...
...University is not a police force. It’s a school, and its primary responsibility is to foster the growth and development of its students, socially as well as academically. That calculus might not justify directly handing out liquor to minors, but it could support turning a blind eye to a little benign law-breaking...
...here," he says. "Everyone wants to show their families they work for a big name." Recruiting at top Chinese universities, Leonhardt would show the swoosh and the bitten apple, logos the students readily recognize as Nike's and Apple's. "But when I showed them the red bull's-eye--silence," he says. He compensates by showing them Target's rank in the Fortune500 (33rd...
...frustrating, as you can imagine," he says. Employers there thus use what's called a keep-warm strategy, in which newly approved hires are plied with informational packets, calls from executives and even small gifts for their parents (Target sends stuffed versions of its mascot, the dog Bull's Eye), before their first day of work. Appealing to workers' filial loyalty is so critical in India that some employers fly parents to headquarters for visits, and at least one is said to offer parents free Internet service. Target competes by offering health insurance to workers' parents...
...EYE IN THE SKY? Don't get paranoid just yet. Robert Wood, who is working on the Harvard fly, estimates that these kinds of miniature bug-bots won't be fine-tuned for at least five years...