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Fundraising, a hot issue this year, has long been practiced at Harvard in the tradition of "every tub on its own bottom," where each faculty is responsible for seeking its own donations...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Breaking Up, Making Money | 9/11/1989 | See Source »

...home the Japanese enjoy the soothing comfort of a hot ofuro, their traditional bath. On the road it's not so easy. Trying to re-create abroad their beloved steaming, full-tub soak, Japanese tourists have acquired a reputation for wreaking havoc on British hotel bathrooms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Britain: Money Down The Drain? | 8/14/1989 | See Source »

...When they called, I had nine short hours to undo the damage I had done. I was going to reserve the two days before they came home to clean up everything--the coffee mug-stained tabletop, the disordered CD collection, the dirty master bathroom (no other bathroom had a tub...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Adventures in Summer Housesitting | 7/25/1989 | See Source »

When Carlotta reappears at the end in a hot tub, telling Suwelo how she became a new-age musician, it is hard to believe she can have any important role to play. Yet Walker says the four "all vaguely realize they have a purpose in each other's lives. They are a collective means by which each of them will grow...

Author: By Amy B. Shuffelton, | Title: A Disappointing Mixture of Pop Style and Deep Ideas | 5/8/1989 | See Source »

...Hightower's tub-thumping has prompted resentment among industry giants like Othal Brand, a vegetable grower in the Rio Grande valley. Says Brand: "The little farmer has gone the way of the oxcart. Leave it up to Hightower, and we'd be like India." Among Hightower's powerful foes are chemical companies, which he alienated by pushing a tough pesticide law in 1985 and nearly doubling the number of produce inspectors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Mess Around with Jim | 4/3/1989 | See Source »

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