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...don’t know where the genesis for the idea came from but we ended up taking our plant from PBHA sale at the beginning of the year and brought it down to the Weeks foot bridge, doused it in Jack Daniels and lit it on fire and dumped it over the edge of the bridge and hoped for the river,” said Abely. An original incantation was read facing Leverett House. The blocking group ended up in a Leverett suite overlooking the river...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner | Title: Incantations, Voodoo and Revelry: A History of Appeasing the River Gods | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

Abely passed the tradition down to his friend, Adam G. Kosberg ’00, currently a filmmaker in L.A.  Kosberg and his group, choosing Jim Beam instead of Jack Daniels, introduced their own spin on the ritual. Using the same incantation and standing on Weeks Bridge, the group set aflame two voodoo dolls of blocking mates who had dropped out of the group last minute, as well as various remnants of old girlfriends. Kosberg and group were placed in Leverett as well. Fate? We don’t think...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner | Title: Incantations, Voodoo and Revelry: A History of Appeasing the River Gods | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...Kromberg himself is also at issue in the case. A 16-year Justice Department veteran known for taking on high-profile terrorism cases, he's been accused of making anti-Muslim slurs. A 2006 affidavit filed by Tampa attorney Jack Fernandez, who served on al-Arian's defense team, alleges that Kromberg refused to delay a hearing scheduled to take place during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. "If they can kill each other during Ramadan, they can appear before the grand jury," Kromberg said, according to the affidavit. "All they can't do is eat before sunset...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Florida Terrorism Suspect's Legal Odyssey | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...economic war. Job 2 is to win the economic war - and Job 3." He added, "You can't expect people to unite behind you if you're trying to jam a whole bunch of things down their throat." The oracle's verdict was quickly endorsed by Jack Welch and Andrew Grove, retired CEOs of General Electric and Intel, respectively. And from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke came this measured nudge: "Until we stabilize the financial system, a sustainable economic recovery will remain out of reach." (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Reform Agenda: Is He Trying to Do Too Much? | 3/13/2009 | See Source »

...remains fairly safe in Mexico because of his influence and his ability to corrupt." - Jack Riely, special agent in charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's El Paso division (National Public Radio, July...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joaquin Guzman Loera: Billionaire Drug Lord | 3/13/2009 | See Source »

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