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...more we encourage otherwise law-abiding residents to participate in the program, the easier it will be to identify those who pose a real threat to safety.There was, perhaps, one poignant criticism of Spitzer’s newest proposal. This past Friday in the chamber, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver posed the question, “Why would an undocumented immigrant obtain a special license, especially if it means they will be more subject to raids and deportation?”There is sufficient reason to believe that this would not have been a concern. Under current law, if an undocumented...

Author: By Raúl A. Carrillo | Title: So Much for Driving Forward | 11/19/2007 | See Source »

...well-lubricated fans, perhaps, there is a silver lining to the play of this relentless, ball-hawking defense – my roommate, for one example, has offered to match each Harvard point with a Jager Bomb at Toad?...

Author: By Alex Goldberger, YALE DAILY NEWS STAFF REPORTER | Title: Defense Key for Bulldog Triumph | 11/16/2007 | See Source »

...pointed to the transformative effect of the division of labor. In the 19th, David Ricardo highlighted the benefits of trade. In the 20th, Harvard University's Michael Porter made the case for industry clusters. Geography, physical capital, technology, worker education--they've all taken a turn as the supposed silver bullet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Countries for Global Business | 11/15/2007 | See Source »

...would like to snip the Union Jack off our flag, but no one can agree on a new design. Our official Olympic mascots and emblems are kitsch, climaxing last month in the Great Medal Screwup. It turned out that all the Olympic medals, the bronze and the silver as well as the gold, had been designed to feature not the Parthenon in Athens, not even the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, but the Colosseum in Rome, less noted for Olympic-style friendship than for gladiatorial butchery. What the hell, the officials of the Sydney Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Real Australia | 11/14/2007 | See Source »

...really just a chunk of parchment. The keys to the University—which, I’m told, open nothing but the Mass. Hall liquor cabinet—are barely even symbolic. It’s nice to think that handing over a couple pieces of silver could change history, but that’s clearly never been the case...

Author: By Adam Goldenberg | Title: Multi-Tasked | 11/8/2007 | See Source »

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