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...Style: Cluttered, jumpy, and often muddled. Frequent coughing early on helped neither his arguments nor his image. Jokes about being deaf and anecdotes about Normandy and George Shultz seemed ill-advised - even his pen was old. His presentation was further hindered by his wandering discussion of the differing heights of North and South Koreans and his angry assertion about how well he knows Henry Kissinger. Fell into the classic politician's trap of inserting familiar stump speech applause lines into debate responses - which only works if done with enthusiasm and clarity (and if received by applause...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grading the First Presidential Debate | 9/26/2008 | See Source »

...Think carefully before you answer. The question is from the password retrieval system for Virgin America's Elevate frequent-flyer program, one of several a user may be prompted to answer in order to verify his or her identity. But it's not just Richard Branson's own quirky take on the standard "What's your mother's maiden name?" query, widely used for verification purposes by many banks and e-mail services. These days, security questions are getting more creative because they have to. As we make more and more personal information freely available online via our blogs, Facebook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Those Crazy Internet Security Questions | 9/24/2008 | See Source »

Fitzsimmons said that in the future Harvard may give students the option of taking five or more SAT Subject Tests in lieu of the SAT Reasoning Test or its frequent alternative...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SAT May Someday Be Optional, Dean Says | 9/23/2008 | See Source »

...game comebacks.South Florida started off the first set with one such run, scoring five straight points—three of which were aces. The Crimson could not keep up with the barrage of attacks and soon fell behind 13-3.Assorted Crimson plays slowly augmented Harvard’s score, but frequent errors and the Bulls’ large lead precluded any hopes for a come-from-behind win. Finishing on a Crimson service error, South Florida took the match 25-15.“We’d fight back, but they’d already be nine points ahead...

Author: By Emmett Kistler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tough Opening Day Sets Tone for Trying Weekend in Tampa | 9/22/2008 | See Source »

...said to wear nearly 5-inch platform shoes to increase his height, which is normally about 5' 3". • A film aficionado, Kim reportedly has a collection of as many as 20,000 films. • A CIA profiler once told CNN that Kim, known to be a frequent drinker and a bit of a playboy, recruited "young girls of junior high school age to take part in 'Joy Brigades'" to help him and his officials relax. • Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has said of Kim with regards to the soundness of his thinking and decision making...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kim Jong Il | 9/22/2008 | See Source »

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