Word: thingness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...chills. While Harvard students may not be wearing face masks—a common practice in several international cities—school health officials are clear about how to prevent an outbreak on campus. “I think the idea here is to be vigilant. The most important thing is to practice good hygiene” said David S. Rosenthal ’59, director of Harvard University Health Services (UHS). “I would recommend that students wash their hands, use your Purell dispensers, etc. It’s basically a huge hygiene message...
...this point you're deep now, and as always FlyBy is here to guide you to the sunrise and beyond. Something sweet: quite possibly the funnest thing FlyBy has ran into on the web in quite some time...please, experiment--a non-sweet combination just isn't possible with this thing. Also, pics of the weird/creepy items to be found at the Neverland Ranch auction (still gotta love the music, though...
...Even though he is committed to so many activities, McCarthy takes time to reflect and find perspective. “At the end of the day, the thing that matters is how you’ve affected the lives of others and how you’ve allowed other people to affect you,” says McCarthy, as sun streamed through the window of his Quincy office. “If a measure of a life is the number and quantity of good relationships in it, then I’m as healthy as they come...
Roosevelt was a presidential overachiever - and his swift, take-charge method of governing was exactly what an ailing, Depression-weary nation needed in 1933. After delivering one of the most famous Inaugural speeches in presidential history - does the phrase "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" sound familiar? - Roosevelt had been in office barely 24 hours when he declared a four-day bank holiday and drafted the Emergency Banking Act, which helped calm a financial panic that was quickly spiraling out of control. By the time he hit the 100-day mark, Roosevelt had instituted the "fireside...
...thing to remember about smart people is how dumb they can be. Thousands, maybe millions, of IQ points went into creating a market for magical mortgage bonds that could only go up in value. Whoops...