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Chicago Architecture Foundation From the birthplace of the skyscraper come wooden miniatures (from $25.95) of the cake-slice Wrigley Building and the Gothic Tribune Tower - both built in the 1920s - as well as the John Hancock Center, above left, a squared-off, tapering tower, which wouldn't look out of place in Beijing. And architects don't just do buildings: for desktop tulips there's an elegant Frank Lloyd Wright vase in jade or nutmeg ($110). www.architecture.org...
...government's unique system of Inspectors General - an elite but underappreciated slice of the federal civil service - is arguably the best-spent taxpayer money in Washington. At their best, these quasi-independent ombudsmen save the country billions, many multiples of what it costs to employ close to 12,000 staff in 64 IG offices, while doing their best to ensure the efficient and impartial functioning of their respective agencies...
...string of passes that ended when sophomore forward Doug Rogers scored his first goal of the season on a feed from senior forward Jon Pelle. The Crimson’s penalty-killing streak ended when a pass by SLU’s Kevin DeVergilio set up Brock McBride to slice a low shot past Richter in the third period to make the score 2-1. It was the only time the Saints managed to capitalize in seven power-play opportunities.But St. Lawrence’s attempts to equalize were to no avail as the Harvard offense dominated the final...
...Laura Mahon of the women’s volleyball team has double-digit kills, everyone gets a free slice from ‘Noch’s. Or if Andre' Akpan scores a goal, everyone gets a scoop at Herrell’s. Better yet, if Tommy Amaker leads Harvard basketball to an Ivy League title, the Coop reimburses everyone who purchased course books this semester...
...pockets straight to the rich: the pie is getting bigger for everyone. From 2000 to 2005, pretax income for the bottom half grew 15.5%. The rich just got a larger cut of overall growth (a 19% gain for the richest 1%). Perhaps better, then, to call it the big-slice theory...