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...Calls for size-16 open-toed sandals and stilts on open lists apparently tend to draw attention. Student performances ranged from a romantic duet of “A Whole New World” by a falsetto, flat-chested Jasmine (albeit, with impeccable makeup) and a shorter-than-average Aladdin, to a quasi-strip tease dance by the emcees and their friend “Chocolate” to the beat of “Discovery Channel.” One lucky audience member even received not one, but two lap dances from these lovely ladies before bolting...

Author: By Julia S Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Drag Night in Adams | 11/12/2008 | See Source »

...shorter-range Iskander is brand-new. Its range is some 175 miles (280 km), and can be increased to reach targets not just in Poland, but in the Czech Republic as well. This precision weapon can easily avoid enemy radars and carries a payload of 480 kg. Russia will fit its Iskander arsenal with cluster, blast-fragmentation, penetration, and possibly even, thermobaric warheads. A tactical nuclear warhead could also be an option, though Medvedev pointedly refrained from mentioning that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Moscow's Challenge to Obama | 11/6/2008 | See Source »

Last week, Harvard University Dining Services released its biannual online Satisfaction Survey, which focuses more on sustainability than on actual food. Though promoting more environmentally friendly eating habits is commendable, “taking shorter showers” and “turning off the lights” should not be part of normal eating routines... Ever. That would be odd. To rectify a certain lack of student voice in the survey, FM has decided to take matters into our own hands to find out what students really want from their dining experience with a survey...

Author: By Julia S Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A New and Improved Survey on Servings | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

Pledging to take shorter showers, buy organic food, and boycott bottled water, nearly 4,000 members of the Harvard community have signed the 2008 Sustainability Pledge within five days of its kickoff. The pledge has come a long way since its inception in 2002 as a “Go Cold Turkey” campaign in which roughly 1,000 students promised to reduce their carbon footprint during Thanksgiving Break. In a campus-wide e-mail last Wednesday, Director of Sustainability Heather A. Henriksen said the importance of the pledge is two-fold: “It commits individuals...

Author: By Victor W. Yang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pledge Advocates Sustainable Habits | 11/4/2008 | See Source »

...some places, pollsters are allowed to stand closer to polling places than they were before, which may also help improve the response rate. And the questionnaire is a little shorter, so more voters may be willing to participate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Exit Polls: A Better Record This Time | 11/4/2008 | See Source »

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