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...good to have a vested interest in these companies so that we maximize the monetary proceeds from our research. Second, Harvard already invests our substantial endowment in outside ventures through the Harvard Management Company, and its investments in private ventures through Harvard Private Capital Group, Inc. We shouldn't pretend that we are above the capitalist economy of which we are prime beneficiaries; we should attempt to get in on the ground floor of companies when we have the opportunity...
...oversized characters. He nods, shakes his head or simply stares. One of his daughters then attempts to decipher his meaning. Years ago, Deng resigned from his official positions and tried to retire, but Chinese tradition and the ethos of the Communist Party conspire to force him to rule, or pretend to rule, until the moment he is pronounced dead. While he lingers, dozens of party elders, senior military leaders, provincial kingpins and Politburo members are maneuvering for influence, and the country and the world watch to see who will lead China's 1.2 billion people...
...repeating the same test, but their position is worth considering nonetheless. For starters, Mr. Nicosia's appeal to precedent does little to legitimize the practice of repeating exams. And Ms. Gams can cite whatever statistics she likes. Regardless of her findings, it is irresponsible for the College Board to pretend that those seeing the SAT for the second time do not have an advantage. Think of the student who vividly remembers one of the reading comprehension passages and breezes through it, or the one who has looked up all the analogy words he didn't recognize during his first test...
...these articles don't pretend as if their harder work is behind them. As legendary Harvard heavyweight coach Harry Parker was quick to point out, the fall rowing season is known more for fun than for the kind of seriousness that surfaces in the spring...
AALARM's letter reads, "While we have compassion for those who are suffering and dying from AIDS, we refuse to pretend that sodomy is not a high-risk behavior...