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...those costs if it keeps losing money to the new guys. "We're left with no option," says Conlin, "but to set a limit on how much of this kind of work we're going to do. Only then will we have a public conversation about the issues this phenomenon raises...
...more a means than an end; it consists of fighting men, who can use force for both good as well as evil. American universities, and Harvard in particular, have traditionally understood this. In fact, the University’s current anti-military paradigm is actually a relatively anomalous phenomenon in Harvard’s history...
...community. Besides, when one is wearing a long sack with leggings, breasts merely get in the way. These days, it’s seen as much better to have a visible collarbone, on which you can hang trinkets, like necklaces. Formerly, to my delight, Hollywood seemed immune to this phenomenon, and starlets brazenly flashed their collective implants to the world at every venue possible. Now the anti-cleavage sentiment is so strong in fashion that even L. Lo (though perfectly comfortable flashing her lower naughty bits to unsuspecting paparazzi) has covered her famous assets, usually favoring crew necks when...
...similar to the speed-reading phenomenon. In the '70s and '80s there were all sorts of advertisements for this great system that would help you read the whole Sunday Times in 15 minutes "with complete comprehension and recall." I almost sent away for it. I still wonder about it but am now pretty sure it doesn't work. Here's how I know: I have never met a single person who could do it. Hanging around with many big readers for the past 35 years I should have bumped into at least one who took the course and could actually...
...newly discovered DNA evidence has helped right close to 200 wrongful convictions in recent years, the DNA evidence that failed to link Tice, Williams and Dick to the murder was actually presented to the juries before they were convicted. What they didn't hear anything about, however, was the phenomenon of false confessions; until recently, most juries were in the same position, so it's no wonder that few confessions are ever thrown...