Word: virtually
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...global city, with many poor neighborhoods, a few that are rich and a number that are terribly dangerous. But as the Balkans reminded everyone, the global city has no police force. Bosnia has been a tragedy of peacemaking turned against itself: the U.N.'s lightly armed blue helmets became virtual hostages to the Serbs and an excuse for Europeans and Americans not to use real force lest the peacekeepers be hurt. The collapse of international law and civil behavior, and the failure of the U.S. or Europe to do anything effective to stop the killing, helped subvert the idea that...
...image of poker from old movies. But in the past few years, as poker mania has taken hold of the nation--fueled by televised tournaments, celebrity players and a proliferation of online poker sites--the game's macho image has undergone a makeover. At card tables both real and virtual across the country, women who didn't know a flush from a full house a year ago are pushing in chips and slapping down cards faster than you can say Texas Hold 'Em. Like many men, female players are often drawn in by moneymaking dreams (as in Chris Moneymaker...
...ranging from rents to parking to Harvard Square’s public image. Arranged by City Councillor Brian Murphy, the meeting was intended to compile a list of the needs and desires of business owners. Businesses owners called for free parking, lower rents, more greenery, the removal of the virtual teller near the CVS pharmacy, and a lingerie store. During the meeting, owners split up into small groups and wrote their brainstormed ideas onto large notepads. While many attendees disagreed about economic problems such as rents and parking prices, other topics garnered much support. Although mentions of Harvard University were...
...real problem lies in the virtual monopoly on the attention of college-bound families that the influential U.S. News rankings hold. The rankings reach 11 million people and are the oldest and most standard “objective” comparative measure of universities. In second and third place come the National Survey of Student Engagement and the Washington Monthly rankings. Have you heard of either? Do college-bound seniors (and their ambitious parents) lustfully chant them in their sleep? The U.S. News rankings rule, and no other consistent, equally respected measure exists...
...center will collaborate fully with the HSCI, now in its second year of operation. This will be the first time a physical space has been allotted to the HSCI, which is currently a virtual organization comprised of Harvard scientists spread over many affiliated teaching hospitals and centers...