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...similarities between our President Lawrence H. Summers’ inauguration and a Harry Potter fairytale are abundant, though harmless. Unless we consider the ominous shadow of he-who-must-not be-named that extended over the festivities. As our very own Dumbledore said, “We meet now in the shadow of the terrible and tragic events of September 11th—And so, in our present struggle, we do our part, we carry that torch [of truth]—We will prevail in this struggle...
...imaginary numbers. Although some developments in math and science may have occasionally brought material benefits, they are few among the fields where even remarkable progress would not bring technological advance—set theory, for example, or the study of dead languages. At best, such fields are a harmless pleasure for those engaged in them; at worst, a perverse misuse of scarce resources. What vital service do professors of folklore and mythology provide, and how many mouths could be fed with their budget...
Perhaps the most worrisome threat to U.S. agriculture is foot-and-mouth disease, which can spread with astonishing speed in sheep, cattle and swine. Not seen in this country since 1929, the disease is harmless to humans but renders farm animals economically worthless. The U.S. could be forced to destroy much of its own livestock, as Great Britain had to do earlier this year...
Ulrich gave Jill permission to use the quote when she was starting her business in Portland, Oregon. “It seemed like a harmless enough thing to do. I never expected it to take off,” Ulrich admits. “But lots of people have asked me since if they could use it for various reasons. In the past few months, for example, I have heard from a Hewlett-Packard division in the Northwest and from a public health collective in the South.” The Mount Holyoke History Department ordered t-shirts from...
David Blackbourn, Coolidge Professor of History and Department Chair, does not classify himself as a fan of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, deeming it a fairly harmless show. But he got a close-up view of, or at least a close encounter with, Millionaire. For a celebrity edition of the show, Blackbourn was telephoned by Dennis Leary in the Phone-a-Friend segment. Long waits and one tiny answer may make Prof. Blackbourn that much more famous...