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...campaign headquarters of Hong Kong's Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, is unusual for an election nerve center. For one thing, it's clean, and quiet: no spilled coffee, no half-eaten pizza slices, no one cursing into a phone. The staff are unfailingly polite, and they don't run-they walk. As befits Hong Kong's profile as a financial town above all else, Tsang's election office is in a commercial tower, on the 28th floor. (Hong Kong people consider 28 to be an advantageous number because, in Cantonese, it sounds like "easy to prosper.") In case that...
...life as a pizza rep isn’t all free slices. Last year, during McGugan’s first week on the job, Papa John’s printed flyers were posted all around campus—with McGugan’s cell phone number in bold near the top, prompting students to “get in touch” with the campus rep. “I’d get calls at 3 a.m. from people trying to order pizzas,” she says. Thankfully for both McGugan and midnight snackers, this is no longer...
...help she needed, she voluntarily dropped out and became pregnant shortly thereafter. "I want to get my GED or something, but I don't know how to go about it," she says. In the meantime, Jasmine spends her days in her mom's apartment, watching television, chatting on the phone with friends and caring for her infant daughter, Kaiyaree...
...Richard Kadison, Chief of Mental Health Services at Harvard University Health Services (UHS), confirmed over the phone that Harvard’s statistics in this area are representative of the national figures. Moreover, he said that “it is a growing problem” and that the University, and the medical community as a whole, is asking more questions about this epidemic. Dr. Kadison also acknowledged that there are no specific programs aimed at this issue within UHS, but individual counseling is available...
...feel way too young to be a speaker at any Harvard event,” Kristof said in a phone interview yesterday. “I’m flattered, and I’ll try to walk with a stoop and a few wrinkles for that...