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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...firms by “netting” it, or cancelling it out, with management fees paid out by the University. This practice, which reduces HMC tax obligations, is questionable because much of the income that Harvard receives from the firms actually derives from management fees that the firms collect from other investors—activities unrelated to the University’s tax-exempt purpose...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HMC Tax Concerns Aided Federal Inquiries | 4/23/2009 | See Source »

...watching him joke around with yet another customer, claiming he’s trying to collect all 50 states in his display of confiscated IDs, it sure seems to make sense that he’d want to stick around...

Author: By Laura C. Schaffer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Louie’s: Where Everyone Knows Your Name | 4/21/2009 | See Source »

...these sugar bushes even have vacuum systems that suck the sap out of the trees to increase yield, along with oil-fueled furnaces and reverse osmosis filters that remove some water prior to boiling. The technology has changed dramatically, but in essence the process is virtually the same. Collect sap, reduce over heat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Maple Syrup | 4/16/2009 | See Source »

...wasn't uncommon in the specialty that I had. Some people [carry out] personal attacks against the people trying to collect taxes, like finding out where you live and harassing you or your family. As a precautionary measure, people often took a professional pseudonym, but those things can only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Confessions of a Tax Collector | 4/15/2009 | See Source »

...earmark requested by Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell: "...to complete a monitoring system that will collect real-time weather observations through a statewide grid of stations in Kentucky. Apparently the Weather Channel is not sufficient...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Government Pork: A Voter's Guide | 4/14/2009 | See Source »

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