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When you invite the world to a party, there are going to be glitches. Transport snarls, a lack of early snow and a mechanical snafu during the opening ceremony prompted one British newspaper to label Vancouver a contender for "worst Games ever." But minor hitches are inevitable. So too is a little criticism. What matters is how you react. "Success is measured in part or determined by how well you respond or how you cure inefficiencies early on," says Hula. And in that sense, "[Vancouver] did very well." (See pictures of Olympic highs and lows...
...Robert Mueller and a 29-page report released by the Justice Department that year, provides countless other specific examples of the act’s contributions to national security. While it would be foolish to assert that none of these successes would have been possible without the Patriot Act, lack of absolute necessity does not equate to lack of value...
According to Saich, such censorship of information results in a “lack of transparency,” a “lack of trust,” and an “attitude of paternalism...
...convey some graspable idea of the Harvard experience; the Harry Potter imagery is easier to relay, since many prospective students can more easily imagine them. Likewise, it is not a college admissions strategy itself that should warrent criticism or praise, but the university-specific content—or lack of it—that it contains...
...countless inter-House contests which fuel our unhealthy obsession with competition and bond us with our housemates by fooling us into believing that a recycling drive and an online game of Risk are proof of our superiority to people who live in that place called Dunster. What Harvard students lack in school spirit, we make up for in House spirit. Given that we have practically none of the former, we’re less than eager to let go of the latter, even though physically living in a House isn’t a prerequisite for being really proud that...