Word: rodding
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...year outside the Ivory Tower. Summers said he intends to return to Harvard academia at the end of his sabbatical, but yesterday, he hesitated to offer an iron-clad commitment. “Never rule anything out,” he said. ON THE SIDELINES Formerly a lightning rod for controversy, Summers now finds himself on the outside of another tempest: some critics have blasted a paper co-authored by Kennedy School of Government Academic Dean Stephen M. Walt as anti-Semitic. The paper contends that an “Israel Lobby” of academia, the media, and government...
Gibson nonetheless is a lightning rod--pro-Mel and anti-Mel blogs abound on the Internet--and he knows that even non-Mexican detractors will ask why, if he's so morbidly fascinated with the bloody deeds of Jewish Pharisees and Maya priests, he doesn't hold a mirror to his own church and film the Spanish Inquisition. Gibson won't say that's a future plan, but he nods and agrees that "there are monsters in every culture...
This spring, baseball is showcasing one the world?s biggest sporting spectacles, a drama that will impact the game for years to come. Think we?re talking about Bud Selig?s baby, the World Baseball Classic? Hah. Let Pujols, Pudge and A-Rod play for national pride. Now, that doesn?t really matter because Barry is back...
...Some guys have all the luck,” croons the dejected Rod Stewart. At Harvard, one lucky man makes his own. Life Science 1a professor David R. Liu ’94 began counting cards in high school and soon mastered the game of blackjack. By keeping running indexes of revealed cards in his head, Liu gains a long-term mathematical advantage over the house. And by greatly increasing his chances of winning, Liu has aroused the ire of some powerful casino bosses. “I was barred from playing at a well-known Las Vegas casino...
...Summers, his tenure as dean judged in light of his relationship with the president, his ability to lead compromised by Summers’ heavy hand. The mild-mannered Kirby, who has always been more likely to speak in Chinese proverbs than in arrogant absolutes, has not been a lightning rod for Faculty criticism, but he has been the subject of much grumbling, often accused of inefficacy, and blamed—perhaps rightly so—for FAS stumblings...