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...exquisitely realized miniature of three reflective siblings of the Montague family, clad in sober Catholic black, to an intimidating silver wine cooler half the size of a Jacuzzi; from Johan Zoffany's courteous but plainspoken portrait of a plump earl on the Grand Tour raising his hat to shield himself from the Florentine sun, to the boot-licking Edwardian rodomontade of John Singer Sargent's huge portrait of the Duke of Marlborough and Consuelo Vanderbilt; from a marble mock-Greek portrait by the sculptor Francis Chantrey of two woodcocks he had shot at Holkham Hall, to the Calke State...
...fullbacks was three feet in front of the goalie," Yale's Liz Swisher explained. "She was just trying to shield the ball, and the goalie couldn't see--it was sort of a mistake...
Koocher says he is quitting after 12 years on the committee to spend more time time with his children, Rebecca and David. Koocher, who works for Blue Cross/Blue Shield, says he will continue to write on social security, medicare, and health policy issues...
Trust-busting: "HSA is an inefficient conglomeration of student businesses which hides behind the shield of a Harvard-enforced monopoly while it enjoys the luxuries and benefits of the Harvard name...
...members of our community do not seem prepared to relinquish their scholarly claim to independence as they push for increased Harvard interaction with the community. It appears that many Harvard members believe you can have your cake and eat it, too, as long as you shelter behind the protective shield of veritas...