Word: speeding
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They halt high-speed bikers pedaling through the Yard to save camera-happy tourists from an undignified death. They escort partygoers who refuse to hear that the kegger is tapped out. They accompany that freshman in Grays to UHS for a midnight carbon snack. These omnipotent regulators are the men and women of Harvard law enforcement, the long arm of the real law at Harvard...
...undergraduates and graduates. But as long as all parties are able to keep the Institute's mission in mind as the preeminent factor in negotiations, the process of physical conversion from what used to be Radcliffe College to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study should proceed with all due speed...
There is no question that the attack deserved the initial condemnation, outrage and punishment it has so far received. But to pursue legal action and prosecute McSorley in the courts is stepping too far. In a sport characterized by speed and contact, in a sport that pits large men against other large men in a small enclosed rink, in a sport that not only condones but practically encourages fist-fights, it is unreasonable to believe that tempers won't flare and altercations such as this won't happen. Additionally, coaches are just as guilty as players for spurring on such...
...catchy brand name--like the "Candy Canes" taken in Flagstaff (red-and-white capsules) or tablets stamped with corporate logos. Users can ask dealers for a good brand by name. Last year's "Mitsubishis," for instance, were hugely popular because they seemed to have an extra kick of speed. This winter's "AOLS," however, were duds...
Nordstrom and Ridderstrale are also speed freaks. In a CNN world, they write, speed is a lifesaver--especially in bringing products to market. The lion's share of Hewlett-Packard's revenues, they point out, is derived from products less than a year old. To succeed in such a high-velocity world, companies must take risks, accept and welcome failures and shun all things average, bland and safe. They must grab consumers by surprise--not unlike the songs Lennon and the Beatles wrote when they gained a stranglehold on pop charts...