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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...finished dining there two weeks ago. Noyer had received a “spotted” text, and rushed over to the scene. After a meal occupied more by oogling than chewing, he left the restaurant not with a hand-penned autograph, but with some first-hand celebrity DNA. Upon chatting with the waitress and discovering that Justin’s wine glass had already been claimed (his overtures for Justin’s fork were for naught, as Timberlake was eating a sandwich), Noyer recalls, “I said something like, ‘OMG, would...
...least for the moment, there just might be that perfect storm of trends that could compel students—at least in the Classes of 2009 and 2010—to seek out the options that Faust urged upon us before the Street imploded. And there’s some evidence that we are: Officials from Teach for America, the national teacher-placing service that has made significant inroads on elite campuses, report that the number of students turning in applications by the first deadline skyrocketed. Peace Corps administrators report an uptick in applicants, as do graduate schools...
...other people, you may have found yourself paralyzed when the financial markets began to seize up last month. That's probably a good thing. (Your paralysis, not the markets'.) Because it rarely pays to make money decisions quickly, especially when the heart of the storm is upon you. But now is a good time to take a deep breath and review all your financial assets - and make a few key adjustments...
...sandwich from a local restaurant back home or the face of a friend from high school, even if we didn’t particularly like that restaurant or person when we actually lived at home. It is this longing for things associated with our distant homes that, upon meeting other people from our towns or areas, prompts us to flush with pleasure and ask if they know this person, remember that park, grew up watching the same commercials.After a time, our lives at Harvard take on the same aura of familiarity as our homes. We begin to associate the streets...
...Many of us write off these tips as nothing more than common sense. It’s easy to assume that the victims of theft somehow bring it upon themselves, by making reckless decisions or failing to notice signs of impending danger. Many of us remain convinced that we have nothing to worry about—we would never be caught in such a vulnerable position...