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RAINER WENDT, German police-union head, on four bandits who stormed a poker tournament in Berlin and stole about $330,000 in jackpot money in a chaotic heist caught on videotape...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 3/22/2010 | See Source »

...killing three U.S. soldiers in a bomb attack in a remote corner of northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, Feb. 3, the Taliban scored a political jackpot. With anti-American sentiment cresting in Pakistani public opinion, the presence of the three American trainers in a convoy passing through Koto village when it was struck by a roadside bomb has set off a flurry of questions and even wild conspiracy theories about the U.S. presence in the country. The news left Islamabad in a difficult position, deepened suspicion of the U.S. and further strained an already troubled relationship. (Watch a video about bomb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. Deaths in Pakistan Fuel Suspicion | 2/5/2010 | See Source »

...concept of philosophical beliefs is so wide that it will open a Pandora's box for employers and give individuals a foothold to obtain six- and seven-figure 'jackpot' payouts," Doran says. "It is only a matter of time before an employee with a marginal philosophical belief will get a million-pound payout after his exceptional views were not appreciated by management or colleagues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environmentalism, the British Religion | 11/7/2009 | See Source »

...find out which classes are overflowing is to see which ones have fliers everywhere. Since Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding 26: "Gender and Performance" had fliers (along with a 4.8 Q Guide score) and counts toward both Gen Ed and the Core (Literature and Arts B), it hit the jackpot.  Students were pouring out of the hallway onto the steps of Emerson Hall...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: Cores Flowing Out the Doors | 9/4/2009 | See Source »

...Answer exam questions as broadly as possible. One student took a social relations exam without enrolling in or auditing the course. His expansive answers drew the comment, “You almost hit the jackpot!” The course professor, who happened to be one of my favorite teachers, tried to get the student expelled. President Conant was more forgiving. Drew G. Faust would likely do likewise, but don’t tempt...

Author: By Stephen J. Seligman | Title: Precepts for Freshmen | 9/1/2009 | See Source »

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