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...would allow such a practice has left us thunderstruck. For years first-years have wondered what lay behind the mysterious doors of the Grille, gauntlets through which no underage student would dare to pass. How on earth did those six students evade the many watchful guards who manned the gate...
...Unless you are Branson. "Having just done massive research on the brand, [Virgin Trains] doesn't seem to have done the sort of damage to the brand you might have thought," says Branson, sitting on a sofa in a surprisingly modest office tucked away in London's Notting Hill Gate neighborhood. Branson, others have noted, can seem shy for a guy equally smiley alongside bare-chested models and Tony Blair. But "shy" doesn't quite capture it; imagine Bill Gates in court, except handsome and well turned-out. Branson crosses his arms as if to hug himself and talks...
After a full day of academia, your parents will be itching to find out what they can do with all their knowledge upon graduation. For a genuine telling of what students do after leaving Johnston Gate, direct them to the Office of Career Services (OCS) panel on "exploring your options" after Harvard. At this event the Director of OCS will tell parents that all Harvard students do one of two things after graduating: they I-bank or consult. Of course, when pressured, he will admit that some students do take jobs in other fields. And, if really pressed...
...judge this park by its cover. At the front gate to Disney's California Adventure, just across the way from the original Disneyland, the state's name is spelled out in 11 1/2-ft.-high letters, widely spaced to spread across the entrance. Beyond the logo you see a clever mix of shimmering images: the Golden Gate Bridge (it carries the park monorail) above Hollywood Boulevard and, at the far horizon, a flawless Pacific sunset...
...standard sentimental anachronism: nostalgia for an America that never was, for an innocence unclouded by pain or compromise. If that sounds too sweet, then go to an Eminem concert. But there's something tonic about this pretty, compact version of the freeway reality that's just outside the gate. The very notion of getting around California on foot may make a guest giddy. So let the "real" California suffer the brownout blues. At this splendid Disney adventure, visitors need never stop glowing...