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...about people, and observant; this, "plus her fantastic memory, means she is not bored," says Hicks. A dry sense of humor helps. On a walkabout in Scotland, one person told her, "You look just like the Queen!" "How reassuring," she replied. When a visiting head of state managed to slip out of Buckingham Palace overnight, she quipped: "Has he taken his wife?" She can laugh at herself too, as when a new footman pulled back her chair as she stood up after a family dinner, but then immediately went to sit down again to continue a conversation...
...next time you find yourself letting the minutes slip away while you nervously monitor how Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano is faring in his outing on the west coast—for fantasy baseball is of course the most powerful of procrastination tools, the lazy college student’s best friend and his mortal enemy—remind yourself that you are taking part in a rich intellectual, literary tradition that has deep roots in the Harvard community...
...Gothic” couple—made the video seem ridiculous and amateurish even before the cheesy animated tornado showed up. The professionalism improved in the video for 2003s “Suds in the Bucket,” but the fashion faltered—Evans wears a bizarre slip-looking dress that even she can’t pull off. Finally, with the new “Cheatin’” video, everything is clicking: the level of exaggeration is just right and the wardrobe is stunning. As Evans begins singing, the camera pans forward to reveal...
...games to Pomona, UC Davis and the University of Redlands. After regaining its footing with a win over California Baptist, Harvard suffered an April Fool’s Day loss to Maryland in the first round of the ECAC Championships. MARYLAND 5, HARVARD 3 The Crimson watched its lead slip away as host Maryland came back from a 3-2 deficit to deliver a fourth-quarter comeback victory. The Terrapins came alive in the game’s final quarter, tying the score at three and then surging ahead, handing the Crimson a demoralizing loss. HARVARD 7, CALIFORNIA BAPTIST...
...school's administration said it wasn't frazzled by the slip in the rankings either. "We do not believe the US News rankings are the best measure of academic quality, nor does anyone else who understands legal education," spokesman Michael Armini wrote in an e-mail. "We encourage applicants to visit Harvard Law School, learn as much as they can about what we offer, and then make an informed decision...