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This is clearly not an exhaustive list. But in this shortest-of-all seasons, a season of gift lists, good- and bad-lists, shopping lists and to-do lists, I offer this as an antidote: the unobligatory list-of-discovery, list-of-nostalgia, someone-else's-list...
Though he will have served a decade at his retirement, Harvard President Neil L. Rudenstine is the shortest-serving Harvard president in modern times--and only the second not to graduate from the College. Indeed, before assuming the presidency, he was closely tied to Princeton University, where as provost he was second in command...
...other reason analysts stick to their work is because they are truly drawn to helping companies make financial transactions and want to take the shortest route possible to senior-level positions where the work weeks become more reasonable and people actually make decisions...
There are many reasons to dislike the census, according to its detractors: It's too long, it's too invasive, it's not necessary. Those who oppose the current form primarily on the basis of its length may be surprised to know that this year's questionnaire is the shortest in 60 years. Only one question has been added since we filled out our last count; it involves grandparents who are caretakers. Hardly the stuff a hypothetical Big Brother might like to know, but that hasn't stopped some politicians from raising a red flag over even the most innocuous...
...census this year is also the shortest in more than a century...