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...Hariri plunked down half a million dollars two years ago to join Distinctive Retreats, one of a growing number of destination clubs that offer members plush vacation homes for up to 60 days a year in exotic locations around the world. But his thrill quickly turned to chill. Hariri, 46, who heads a biotechnology firm based in northern New Jersey, ran into problems booking the properties he wanted and says he was disappointed with the quality of the homes. "I felt I was being overpromised and undersold," says Hariri, who quit the club just months later...
...McCafferty] is on the power play and looks like Paul Coffey back there,” Maki added, referencing the offensively explosive Hall of Fame blueliner. And after proving they can play with the big boys, Christian and McCafferty experienced as freshmen what many skaters never get: the thrill of an ECAC title, secured with last weekend’s 6-2 victory over Cornell. “To win the title is sort of like a dream come true,” McCafferty says. “Hopefully we’re not spoiled, hopefully we?...
...writing this, Milosevic's birthplace of Pozarevac is bracing for the army of mourners, thrill seekers and reporters who will descend upon the small town. It is hard to imagine how large the turnout will be: some will come to pay their last respects, and some, I hear, are planning to celebrate. As for myself, I will do neither: I just want to make sure, with my own eyes, that Milosevic is laid to rest, and that this time, truly, he is never, ever coming back...
...work for us. Second, we all came to the oldest and best known school in the country. Harvard, to thousands of undergrads and billions around the world, stands for a certain ancient and dignified educational tradition. I’m willing to bet that most Harvard students get a thrill when they’re told that this school has been part of the American establishment since there was one. Identity is not destiny. As students at one of the country’s wealthiest, oldest schools, we still tend to be relatively progressive. But I do believe that...
...they’re the ones I can’t imagine my life at Harvard without,” Fridson wrote in an e-mail. Hafferty cautions that floating is not for everyone. “It depends on your personality...there are people who would get a thrill [from the risk of floating], or want to escape the blocking drama,” Hafferty explained. Hey, at least it beats another year in Canaday...