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The economy's in the toilet, but at Harvard Business School, the tycoons of tomorrow have different concerns. Like finding the perfect getup for the big cross-dressing bash, and fitting in a little learning amid the nonstop schmoozing and boozing. The sound system at the Fort Point Channel warehouse is blasting power ballads on a Friday night in October, and the future titans of industry are wasted. This is understandable, because the future titans of industry are wearing pink feather boas, fishnets, and amateurishly stuffed bras. It's the night of Harvard Business School's Priscilla Ball, an annual rite that calls for...

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Missing woman found dead at SRJC Suicide suspected after Stanford graduate student discovered in trunk of her car in parking lot By JEREMY HAY AND BOB NORBERG THE PRESS DEMOCRAT The body of a missing Stanford University student was found Thursday in the trunk of her car in a Santa Rosa Junior College parking lot, where the car may have been parked for days as her family and police searched for her. Santa Rosa police said there are signs that Mengyao "May" Zhou, a 23-year-old graduate engineering student, killed herself. But they left open the possibility a crime may have...

Banner yet waves KATHLEEN MERRYMAN; THE NEWS TRIBUNE Published: July 27th, 2005 12:01 AM If you live at the serene and well-tended Brookside Gardens Apartments off of McKinley Avenue and 100th Street East, you can have a planter on your deck, and a barbecue, patio furniture and one quarter of a cord of wood – but not the American flag displayed for all to see. I guess it’s not scenic, Old Glory. Or perhaps it’s distracting. Or pushy. U.S. Flag Codewise, Deanna Wallace, 46, has had hers properly hung – field of stars to the viewer’s left – inside the...

By Nick Fram Opinions Columnist Every commentator and pundit is going to tell you what the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger means to the future of the Roman Catholic Church. Honestly, they’re probably well-versed in the issues and problems facing the church and what the election of this hard-line conservative means to the future of the church. But what about this name? Benedict XVI? Apart from the originality being off the chart, who’s named Benedict? Wasn’t the nerdy kid with the thick glasses in your school named Benedict? The pope chooses his own name — and does he ever have...

The weekly wash THE NEWS TRIBUNE Last updated: January 15th, 2005 02:40 AM NOT TOO FAST: Newly minted Gov. Christine Gregoire is putting up a brave front, but deep down she has to be feeling a little like the office temp who doesn’t know whether she’ll have a job in a few weeks. Gregoire spent Friday interviewing job candidates and hopes to have key positions in her office filled soon. Some advice to those who accept any of those jobs: Don’t burn your bridges at your current workplace, and don’t sell your house and buy another in Olympia. Rent a...

On Monday, CBS News fired four senior officials in the wake of an independent report related to the airing of a “60 Minutes” piece in September about President George W. Bush’s Vietnam-era National Guard service. This is a good, necessary and appropriate step in ensuring that the news the public receives from unbiased news sources is just that — fair and unbiased. The sad part is that this administration cannot seem to take similar steps to root out the causes of misinformation and immorality. In September, CBS got a tip that Bush had gotten into the National Guard only because...

Lighting up the phone lines with a 'we-were-had' lament Joni Balter / Seattle Times editorial columnist For devotees of conservative talk radio, nirvana looks a lot like the Washington governor's race, especially if Democrat Christine Gregoire hangs on and becomes governor. Right-wing talk will have juicy conspiratorial material to gargle on for at least two or three years — perhaps as long as Gregoire is governor in a first term, or until Republican Dino Rossi lands his next political job, whichever comes first. Rossi already is mentioned for U.S. Senate and King County executive. He can run for either if...

Republicans find more flaws with governor's election By Rebecca Cook OLYMPIA, Wash. — Hundreds of provisional ballots may have been counted on Election Day without being verified, state Republican Party Chairman Chris Vance said today. It's the latest in a series of allegations from Republicans who are pointing to flaws in the governor's election and demanding a revote. After losing the first two counts, Democrat Christine Gregoire beat Republican Dino Rossi in the third count by 129 votes out of 2.9 million ballots cast. Vance said the admission by King County election workers that provisional ballots had been counted without...

Radio host and Reagan conservative Laura Ingraham (I know the rules, the picture is below) has FINALLY redone her website. I'm of mixed opinion, to tell you the truth. Actually, the main issue is that tons of the stuff is now subscriber-only. And that doesn't really bother me, a gal's gotta pay the bills with something more than those Cortislim ads. But then I see that the fee is FIFTY DOLLARS for a year? Oh my. Then I can't look at the John Thune rally photos without paying the shakedown fee. So I go to the 'free' audio section, and...

If anyone's interested, we can toss our observations of the Army-Navy game around...not about the game, but about all the little things that really pi** off Blue America. Case in point. They had a prayer in a public stadium between two public schools. Then - boy, will they hate this - George W. Bush himself came out to toss the coin.

Redefining Democrats By Amit Patel Columnist Monday, November 8, 2004 last updated November 7, 2004 11:24 PM A week before I left Odessa, Texas to begin my first year at Stanford, I was walking down my street when a sweet, elderly neighbor and family friend noticed me and gave me this parting, final piece of advice, “I know Stanford’s up around San Francisco, but remember your values and don’t become like one of them.” I know many of you might be surprised, but this is the way millions of Americans think. They are not bad people; the people in my...

By Michael Riley Denver Post Staff Writer Littleton teenager Aaron Oster-Beal woke up one morning last week to find the family's Kerry-Edwards yard sign on the porch covered with a rude surprise - a pile of dog excrement. Voters in Jefferson County have received calls from someone posing as an election official and instructing them to throw away their absentee ballots. A Colorado Springs woman recently received a call from someone claiming to be from Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign who expressed condolences about the death of her husband in Iraq. When the woman said she knew her husband was...

In the local artricle about the Orlando Bush/Cheney office storming... ...Two protestors received minor injuries when the crowd stormed the building, including a Republican volunteer...I have serious doubts that a "Republican volunteer" was involved in a sea of protestors storming a GOP office. http://www.local6.com/politics/3785861/detail.html

...Kerry also misspoke when he referred to looking at KGB records in "Treblinka Square" in a visit to Russia. Treblinka was a Nazi death camp. He meant Lubyanka Square...

Kerry appeals for end to election advertising war Mon Sep 27, 4:06 PM ET SPRING GREEN, United States (AFP) - Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry (news - web sites) appealed for an end to the TV advertising war that has marked his election battle against President George W. Bush (news - web sites). Kerry said the avalanche of negative television spots and attacks being shown on US screens was scaring off voters. "Americans need a real conversation over our future," Kerry said in a speech at a school in Spring Green, Wisconsin. "What they don't need is all these trumped...

"Millions Blocked from Voting in U.S. Election" WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Millions of U.S. citizens, including a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from voting in the Nov. 2 presidential election because of legal barriers, faulty procedures or dirty tricks, according to civil rights and legal experts. The largest category of those legally disenfranchised consists of almost 5 million former felons who have served prison sentences and been deprived of the right to vote under laws that have roots in the post-Civil War 19th century and were aimed at preventing black Americans from voting. But millions of other votes...

Think John Kerry knows sports? How about referring to "Lambert Field" in Green Bay, WI...it's Lambeau Field, Lambert Field is a St. Louis Airport. The Junior Senator also referred to "Manny Ortez" of the Boston Red Sox. There is no such player; the names are Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz. It's all here: http://www.footballfansfortruth.us/ Those sports fans among us know how to spot a phony fan.

Sporting Freepers, According to a very active three-day thread on bikeforums.net, the white barrel of a common Bic pen can be used to engage the lock pins of a series of Kryptonite-brand bicycle locks. With the right wiggling, the pen shaft can unlock the lock. http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=66128&page=1&pp=25The commentary includes several videos of ordinary people (presumably in pajamas) breaking into their own locks. Incidentally, my friend has noticed a huge rise in stolen-bike alerts on Craig's list of late. I am only passing this on, I have not confirmed it personally (nor am I attempting to slander or bear witness against Kryptonite)....