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...honest, Montesquieu's writing style has never helped his case for a wide readership. His dense, often confounding 1748 masterpiece The Spirit of the Laws can seem a ramshackle mansion, honeycombed with a floor plan impossible to master; Voltaire called it "a labyrinth without a thread." Likewise, while our Constitution opens with a stirring preamble, "We the people ...," it quickly settles into a tedious recitation of items, articles and sections, bulging in their seeming infinity like Harpo Marx's coat pockets, detailing all manner of governmental powers and functions--related to everything from dockyards to coinage. In fairness, how could...
...Michael Jordan's final game with the Chicago Bulls, he left behind a moment that will hang in the minds of sports fans the way he did in the air. His quick crossover dribble, with the help of a tiny shove, sent Utah Jazz defender Byron Russell to the floor. Wide open, Jordan nailed the game-winning jump shot, and he and the Bulls clinched their sixth--and Jordan's last--NBA title...
...wildcat strikes can cripple output for days or weeks. Almost imperceptibly, workers are starting to win concessions. As many as 3,000 employees at Shenzhen-based electronics manufacturer Haiyan staged a walkout in October to protest salaries that were below minimum wage; they were enticed back to the factory floor by a raise and the promise of back pay. A month later, 1,000 employees of the Shanlin electronics factory in the nearby city of Panyu returned to work after a two-day strike that secured them an increase in overtime pay and two days off each month...
...Robertson, the structural engineer for New York's World Trade Center and Hong Kong's Bank of China Tower, has signed on with Henderson. Reminiscing about the Hong Kong buildings he raised in the past with little public opposition, he looks out at the skyline from the 68th floor of a tower he worked on, lamenting, "This city has changed...
...center Brian Cusworth, who had the best statistical game of his young Harvard career. Taking advantage of an undersized Sacred Heart frontcourt that was without Sudanese 7’2 senior Mading Mading, Cusworth poured in a career high 21 points on a staggering 9-of-11 from the floor. Having his way in the low post, the seven-footer hit a variety of turnaround jumpers, hook shots, and power layups to propel Harvard to the victory...