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Dates: during 2010-2019
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...apparent wellsprings of beer—and the absence of nasty bedbugs and noisy traffic—this vid claims that C-Haus has it all. (Although there is a frame depicting a student racing to catch the shuttle in his underwear….at least they're being upfront about...

Author: By Julie R. Barzilay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Darwin Would Say Currier House is Best | 3/5/2010 | See Source »

...commitment contracts and publicly announcing a goal helps people stick to it. (The extra K in stickK is shorthand in legal writing for "contract.") Users are not required to wager any money when they sign up, but the serious ones do. Some 30% fork over their credit card information upfront and specify how much money should be automatically charged if they fail to reach their goal. These users also designate a recipient: a person, a charity or, as an additional incentive, an "anti-charity," i.e., an organization on either side of several highly controversial issues. (Think pro-life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A New Weight-Loss Plan: Getting Paid to Shed Pounds | 1/4/2010 | See Source »

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