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...students from [California] and many have families in the area who are affected,” he wrote. Yesterday in the Lamont Library Cafe, Christina R. Ward ’09 looked at a Google Map feature that tracked the locations of the fires. She recalled a Monday afternoon phone call she received from a high-school friend, who told her that Rancho Bernardo—Ward’s former school district—was “burning down.” “This is where my uncle lives,” said Ward, pointing...
...University of Illinois’ Chicago campus in 2006, when they conducted their research. Professor of Psychology Ellen J. Langer, who specializes in the pyschology of control, aging, and decision-making, agreed. “Positive experiences lead to positive sentiments,” she said yesterday afternoon. Jee added that similar results were likely to occur if students were given a negative external stimulus—such as a bad exam grade—before completing an evaluation. The pair said they became interested in the accuracy of evaluations during their own reviews. They chose chocolate for the study...
...small Harvard contingent joined 100 other marchers in Boston Common on Saturday afternoon to demand both immediate peace in northern Uganda and increased aid to the war-torn region...
...doing so much that I have no desire to get away. I’m playing in my playground and I don’t let the world decide my schedule.”Buffett sat down with the Harvard group for two hours on Friday afternoon. Students were eager to hear the Berkshire Hathaway CEO’s tips for financial success.“Investing is not about having a 200 IQ. You need a sound temperament and the ability to think for yourself,” he said. “Institutions get caught up in fads...
Late each weekday afternoon, the Pentagon issues a list of all the contracts it has awarded that day. Last Thursday, well down on the roster, was a trio of contracts to three companies for more than $1 billion to buy 2,400 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles for U.S. troops in Iraq. There is no doubt such heavy-duty vehicles are needed. Improvised-explosive devices account for more than half the U.S. fatalities in Iraq; and the characteristic V-shaped hulls of these vehicles are engineered to deflect blasts from roadside bombs away from the troops within. So the push...