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...spots into Haiti to prepare people for his return. Using sophisticated market research surveys, the 4th Psyops specialists divided Haiti's population into 20 target groups to be bombarded with different types of leaflets. No detail was ignored. Psyops radio broadcasts began with the crow of a rooster, the mascot for Aristide's party. Leaflets were printed in red and blue - the colors of Haiti's flag. Orange was avoided; it was the color of Haiti's hated military buildings...
Harvard Square has arrived: We now have our very own Hootenanny, the clothing store with a disturbingly Shuttlegirl-esque mascot. The shop resides in the space our beloved Video Pro once occupied, leaving students to trudge to Porter Square if they want to catch a rental flick. At least Harvard students, unable to continue their tradition of dateless evenings with the wholesome Forrest Gump and Casablanca, will be able to buy as many tight skirts and cleavage-baring tops as they desire in a store right above Ben & Jerry’s. Yes, Harvard Square has hit the mainstream...
...street football on the Fourth of July, visited vacationers at the Jefferson Memorial and visited a hospital to check in on patients on the front lines of the HMO struggle. Sure, there were a few glitches: Bush looked goofy when he mugged for the cameras with the Philadelphia Phillies mascot, and it turned out that the hospital patient Bush spoke to didn?t have any hard luck stories to tell about his HMO. But even though the gaffes, the message was loud and clear: Bush is a warm, huggable president...
...Trenton Thunder games. A kid named Garcia-something was playing short for the Sox Double-A club that year, and he was worth watching. I was charmed by the lovely riverside ballfield, and the family-friendly feel of the games. There was a big, stuffed, Double-A quality mascot named Boomer and several Double-A quality contests between innings. I could tell a new science was being applied to minor league games; no doubt this was behind the bushies' upsurge. Good stuff...
...still not the coolest guy in the room b) holding auditions for new antitrust lawyers c) saying goodbye to "Clippy," the Microsoft office mascot d) kind of intrigued...