Word: vesting
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...President Charles M. Vest announced that due to an almost $1 billion drop in the endowment since 2000, the university has been taking steps since July 1 to reduce its operating budget this year—and plans to cut it by around $70 million next year...
...Hillary Mendelsohn (Bantam; 672 pages). The author browsed through thousands of Internet shopping sites, then tested and organized 1,600 of them for the reader's convenience. In snappy reviews, Mendelsohn evaluates familiar sites such as amazon.com and exotic ones like travelinpets.com which "features pet car seats and restraints, vest carriers and backpacks." The book helpfully gives the phone numbers of websites, plus their shipping, gift-certificate and gift-wrap policies. --By Andrea Sachs
Gossip Guy’s throwing caution to the wind and leaving his Glock and Kevlar vest at home for this year’s Harvard-Yale. Get ready to take cover kids, Gossip Guy is firing some .44 caliber lies, poison-tipped innuendos and cop-killer rumors...
Sure, Harvard students pretty much know what accessories to bring and what to leave at home when it comes to the Game—bring the bulletproof vest, leave the jewels—but the issue of what manners to follow or ignore is a bit more tricky. Is it excusable to “wrestle to the ground first, ask questions later” when surprised from behind? Should one hold doors open for Yalies? FM enlists the help of Jodi R. R. Smith (Ms. Mannersmith), founder and president of Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting in Newton, Mass., to ensure that...
...Steve brought a joy and spirit of inventiveness to all that he did. He was a gifted teacher, scientist, engineer and artist who personified the best of MIT,” MIT President Charles M. Vest told the Associated Press...