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...were saying, this decision to admit students is arguably our most significant change in policy since we granted women access to the main dining rooms in 1968. My, what a fuss that was! The Ladies’ Dining Room was pleasant enough, with ample space for their knitting circles, but—heh—you know how those Radcliffe women can be. We must admit, though, that their feminine touch lends a charming dash of domesticity to our proceedings. It can’t be all cigars and snooker all the time, you understand...
...these OLC memos specify particular techniques, ranging from facial slaps to waterboarding. Upon learning that one detainee had a fear of stinging insects—the OLC authorized confining him in a small box with insects–a technique that seems eerily reminiscent of Orwell’s Room...
...cancer, which the coach said forced her to “call on [the ‘act as if’ mentality] the most.” She recounted a game her team was playing at Cornell, in which she was in the middle of delivering a locker room halftime speech and, as a side effect of her chemotherapy, forgot everything she had been planning to say. “I had to ‘act as if,’” she remembered on camera, “but really, I was humiliated...
...neurons can be reset in a few days, the latter can take up to a week to catch up - so, one part of the brain thinks its in Paris, while the other insists it's still in New York. The result is you lying wide awake in your hotel room...
...Iguana Resort & Spa in central Costa Rica, which is situated facing the lava-flowing side of the Arenal Volcano (one of the 10 most active volcanoes in the world), is offering guests up to 20% off stays, plus a welcome dinner at its open-air restaurant. The small 42-room hotel is located on 120-acres of rainforest, populated with toucans and howler monkeys. You can raft or hike along trails that wind past 300-year-old trees, waterfalls and hot springs. The spa includes a heated pool and offers open-air massages and a fireside facial. If the volcano...