Word: compendium
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...Fitzgerald's filing says that Vice President Cheney told Libby "that the President specifically had authorized" him "to disclose certain information" in the National Intelligence Estimate, the government's most authoritative compendium of what was known about Hussein's arsenal in the prelude to war. The White House didn't say anything publicly on Thursday, when the filing became big news after first being disclosed by the New York Sun, but the Republican National Committee published a document that seemed intended to justify what Libby alleged the President did. The document has a section headed, "The President and Vice President...
...book they can't keep their hands off is Spotless, a guide to household cleaning - and an unexpected blockbuster. Launched in December with a modest first print run of 12,000, the paperback compendium of "solutions to domestic disasters" has been reprinted 10 times and sold 138,000 copies; according to Nielsen BookScan, it's spent 15 weeks on the Top 10 bestsellers list, three of them at No. 1. "It's our best-selling title ever," says Jane Finemore, of publisher ABC Books. "Other titles have sold more than 100,000 copies, but over several months or years...
...residential tutors are often willing to discuss the latest University news and can add a new perspective to students’ discussions. The resources to stay informed at Harvard are abundant. On the issue of the curricular review, University Hall has also reached out to students, distributing a compendium of committee recommendations in dining halls a few weeks ago.Clearly, knowledge of a particular situation is a prerequisite for delving into debate or advocacy on student needs. Currier House co-Master Joseph Badaracco wrote in an e-mail to The Crimson, “[I]t will be much easier...
Google’s Library Project—an effort to create a massive, searchable, online compendium of large portions of the collections of some of the world’s greatest academic libraries (including Harvard’s)—stands to revolutionize the way that books are read, research is conducted, and written knowledge is disseminated across the world. But the manner in which Google has thus far undertaken the project flagrantly disregards the rights of the authors and publishers whose work stands to be digitized. As a result, publishers have sued Google in a number...
...scene, in which she “performs” a song using multiple orifices. The film even includes a scene where Silverman finds herself wildly in love with her reflection (and proceeds to passionately make out with the mirror), a piece that seems like a hallmark in the compendium of stupid humor. True, one cannot adequately create an hour-plus comedic feature without some variety, but Silverman’s sketches often seem no more fulfilling than turning on the TV and flipping about to various late night comedy features. The film suffers simply because too many jokes...