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...fact that Nigerians often "squeeze"- crumple - Naira notes to detect fakes. If a crumpled note thrown on a flat surface immediately starts to un-crumple it's the real deal. "Spraying" Naira is also common at birthdays, weddings and in the thousands of evangelical churches across the country. Generous guests or churchgoers peel off notes from wads of cash, tossing them towards a wedding couple or priest. Tradition dictates that these notes are not picked up until after the celebrations are over, so they are often stomped into the ground...
...course, defenders of our current batch of ambassadors rightly point out that this administration was not the first to put the suitcase of cash before the diplomatic caché. Presidential scholars suggest the shift came last century, when Franklin Roosevelt appointed an especially generous donor, Joseph Kennedy, as his Ambassador to Britain. Since then it has all been downhill. President Nixon is reputed to have once told his Chief of Staff that “anybody who wants to be an ambassador must at least give $250,000.” In 1980, Congress even felt the need to legislate...
...list, faculty members say Harvard does not achieve the number one ranking in the “benefits” category.Although professors overwhelmingly cite Harvard students and research resources as the University’s greatest draws, and the University Benefits Office website highlights the “generous benefits, tuition assistance, and work/life balance” available for faculty members, professors say that the perks they actually receive pale in comparison to those offered at peer institutions.“I’m not complaining, but I certainly don’t feel that Harvard faculty are especially...
...buying these pants. Until my next voluntary colonoscopy, I must abstain, but not without regret. THREE FORM-FITTING TIPS FOR SKINNY JEANS WEARERS 1) Pair a pair of skinny jeans with a long shirt that looks like a dress in order to make yourself feel better about your generous thighs. 2) Do not pair these pants with sneakers. This is not “Working Girl.” 3) Learn what a “papercut zine” is. And then tell me, because I don’t know. —Staff writer Rebecca M. Harrington...
...thirds were visitors, some "meeting the Work" for the first time. While they sat, eyes closed, an Opus member intoned questions for them to ponder. "Do I realize that Christian life means finding and following Christ closely, no matter what the cost?" he asked: "Am I waging a generous inner struggle?" "Do I find in my work many opportunities for small sacrifices?" "Do I restrain my curiosity...