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...Coming up with a fail-safe system is not easy. "A good question for me might be an inexplicable question for you," says Rabkin. "It's hard to find ones that are good for everybody." Security answers have to be obscure enough that they're unguessable, while still familiar enough to the user that they won't be forgotten. And they can't be information that is easily obtainable. "Who did you buy your house from?" used to be a great question used by some banks. Although real estate sales information is public, says Rabkin, "it used to be public...
...situation to avoid entirely is hooking up with the roommates of past flings. Although Harvard hotties tend to travel, and thus live, in packs, it is best to choose one and stick with him or her. A drunken trip to the bathroom might result in the return to a familiar, but wrong, bed. And of course, don’t hook up with your own roommate either—that should be self-explanatory...
...stage because you’re just that crazy. You are. We know you are. But you got to pay attention to the game, bro. We just lost 40-10. Principle 2: Analyze the situation ‘Lyze the Sitch’, for those familiar with top-secret rush lingo. As the clock counts down, and your team is nearing a thrilling victory, your job is only beginning. While the rest of the crowd loses control, frolics about, and “high-fives” each other, you must maintain complete focus at all times. If you don?...
...leading after the first round, we were still very pleased. We left ourselves in a very good position.”Harvard shot an impressive 302 in round one, but found itself trailing Princeton by four strokes after the first day. This placed the Crimson in a familiar position. Last weekend, Harvard was six strokes behind the Big Green after round one of the Dartmouth Invitational and came back to win.The two tournaments, however, were played under very different circumstances. The Crimson went into last weekend as huge favorites in Hanover, N.H. Going to Princeton, on the other hand...
Presidential campaigns have long followed the same familiar calendar: a primary season, followed by party conventions, debates between the major-party candidates, a four-day intensive get-out-the-vote push that usually starts around Halloween and finally - after voters have sifted through ads and arguments or perhaps flipped a coin - Election Day. But in recent years the availability of early voting, whether by mail or in person (with some polling places open on weekends), has increased as voters have demanded a convenient alternative to waiting in long lines on the first Tuesday of November...