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...whether or not we’d like to admit it, we’ve all done our fair share of it.However, for the small number of you out there that are completely unaware of this semi-shady social reality, a brief series of examples can serve as quick enlightenment. Creeping is nonchalantly perusing through the Facebook of that girl that sits across from you in section. Or strategically positioning yourself in the dining hall servery to be able to read the details on that guy in your house’s warm-up jacket, figuring out just what sport...
...failing was its customer service. In March 2007, it announced plans to lay off its highest-paid hourly employees, including salespeople, and replace them with cheaper workers. That same year, then CEO Philip Schoonover received some $7 million in compensation. It may come as no surprise, then, that a quick Web search on "Circuit City complaints" brings up hundreds of thousands of entries...
Shoppers are migrating to the Web for a variety of reasons. Rising financial anxiety and tight credit availability are making holiday shopping this year an exercise in self-restraint, and the Web offers a quick, clean shot at purchasing 24 hours a day. Moreover, with websites like FatWallet and SlickDeals featuring bargain-basement prices, hunting around for the best value is a convenient mouse click away. That's an easier proposition for many than slogging to the mall and fighting traffic, crowds and parking problems. "Comparison-shopping online dwarfs what you can do in the real world," says Nita Rollins...
...defense managed three interceptions and forced two fumbles, one of which was returned for a touchdown. But what Saturday’s game also exposed was Harvard’s only question mark: special teams. A snap over the punter’s head resulted in a quick Lions touchdown, another punt was returned by Columbia’s Austin Knowlin for a touchdown, and junior Patrick Long missed an extra point and a field goal. And the Crimson’s special teams troubles are not a recent phenomenon. Harvard entered the contest ranked last in the Ivies...
There is no quick military solution. With 17,000 troops on the ground, the U.N. force may be the largest the world organization is currently fielding but those peacekeepers have not been able to fulfill even their limited mandate of protecting civilians. Bernard Kouchner, the French foreign minister, has called for the European Union to send reinforcements. This might serve as good out-of-theater training exercise for the European troops but an extra 2,000 boots on the ground - even if the 27-member body could agree on the mission - would do little to address the root causes...