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...drafted by the Pistons in 1981, but we didn't become the Bad Boys until Coach Daly came on board in 1983. He taught us how to win and gave us the courage to stand tall in the face of adversity. It was never enough to settle for being good; we aspired to be great...
...until the bottom of the artichoke is tender when poked with the tip of a paring knife, 20 to 30 minutes, depending on size. To serve and eat the artichoke, remove the artichokes from the boiling water with a slotted spoon and drain them upside down in a colander. Stand them leaf-side up on a serving plate. Eat the artichoke by pulling off one leaf at a time and scraping off the pulp between your teeth. You can dip them in melted butter or olive oil first, if you like. When all the leaves have been eaten, enjoy...
...members of House Financial Service subcommittee refused to let up on Liddy during the March session when he an appearance to brief Congressmen on AIG's progress. He told them the one thing that accusers cannot stand to hear. Liddy was innocent of any of the charges they made against him, and that was a plain and simple fact. As he said at the time, "Six months ago I came out of retirement to help my country. At the government's request I've had the duty and extraordinary challenge of serving as chairman and chief executive officer of American...
...Harvard can often overemphasize the final exams as part of the evaluation of students’ work,” Kirby said. “I simply believe that there’s no need to stand guard over our students. I don’t know of any other place that has paid proctors for final examinations...
...then go on to apply for citizenship once they earn a college degree or serve for two years in the military. Similar legislation had been repeatedly proposed in both the Senate and the House since 2001, though it has never been brought to a floor vote as a stand-alone bill. When the most recent legislation was first introduced in March, several students in the College’s Act On a Dream club brought two undocumented Harvard students to Faust’s office hours—a opportunity extended to students only a few times a year?...