Word: mistakenness
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...like this: in the midst of Nathan explaining his mother's deterioration Richard bends over, saying, "Nathan..." Grabbing a blob in the grass, he continues saying, "...you dropped a sock." Nathan, with laundry basket in hand, takes the sock and says, "Thanks." This seemingly pointless, interfering sequence could be mistaken for a waste of three panels. But really it's a gift; an act of artistic generosity...
...International Trade Jeffrey D. Sachs '76--who was instrumental in securing Bono as Class Day speaker--and University President-elect Lawrence H. Summers. Anecdotes included a photo shoot in which the Pope wore Bono's signature sunglasses, a plane flight in which an exhausted and disheveled Sachs was mistaken for a member of the Grateful Dead, and a raucous political debate in a "posh" Washington restaurant with Summers...
...view that efforts at coercion and disruption, as opposed to discussion and persuasion, represent a proper means to achieve a desired result is mistaken, and inconsistent with the fundamental principles of a university,” he said...
Mansfield may have been wrong about the causes of grade inflation, but he is not mistaken about its effects. Grades will always be an imperfect means of evaluating individuals, but Harvard’s system prevents grades from serving any productive purpose...
...Losers MICHAEL STIPE R.E.M. singer admits to being constantly mistaken for John Malkovich, which is handy because he uses Malkovich's credit cards SWEDISH ARMED FORCES To cut overtime pay, Sweden will have a daytime-only navy. God help the Swedes if their shores are attacked by vampires in rowboats ELLEN DEGENERES Returns to TV with sitcom about a gay entrepreneur. It's about time: We're sick of all those shows about morose entrepreneurs