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Dean of Harvard Law School (HLS) Elena Kagan said she decided on the spur of the moment this week to build the rink in Javis Field, an open space in front of the Law School’s student center, Harkness Commons...
...Hefner has tirelessly proclaimed, Playboy helped spur the sexual revolution with a wink and a nudge. But by the 70s the magazine was not pushing but being dragged. It had introduced pubic hair in the August 1969 issue, with a stroboscopic sequence of actress-dancer Paula Kelly. (Because she was African-American, the breakthrough had a tinge of National Geographic ethnographic exoticism.) The Playmates went decorously full-frontal in 1972, when Hefner felt the competition of the raunchier Penthouse. By then Playboy was a successful franchise with news dealers and big advertisers to consider, and Hefner seemed unsure...
Second, I’m going to help spur investment and growth by cutting taxes strategically for innovators, manufacturers and small businesses. Giving a tax credit for factories that create new jobs here in America. Eliminating the capital gains tax for new investments in startups. And giving a credit for the purchase of information technology. We’ve lost manufacturing jobs every single month since George W. Bush has been in office; it’s time to stop the bleeding...
...could hear. A huge fan of fierce debates, Gellis sticks his head anywhere, even if he knows the welcoming won’t be warm. When FM gets in content riffs with other boards, Gellis is often there to mediate and prevent cat fights from flaring up (or spur them on). Though he does try to leave The Crimson to catch a quick shower or an occasional class, this dedicated newsie is always on-call. He can change the Imagesetter film in his sleep (or at least talk any idiot through the process from his bed in Dunster) and he?...
...supporting the deal if only to pressure Israel, as Secretary of State Colin Powell met with the drafters despite complaints by Israel. What do you think? Is the plan worth U.S. support if only to restart the stalled dialogue, or is it just a hollow document that won't spur any new peaceful developments? Send us your thoughts...