Word: boosters
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...crime dropped, the mayor and the chief began to rumble. Bratton believed that an aggressive p.r. strategy would act as a booster rocket for the revolution under way in the police department. But Giuliani saw him as a credit-hogging media hound. The situation quickly turned ugly. Giuliani's deputies took over Bratton's press operation and eventually fired half the staff. City Hall began whispering to reporters about Bratton's heavy travel schedule. And Giuliani tried to put the brakes on a $350,000 Bratton book deal. By the time Bratton appeared on the cover of TIME in January...
...from the Palace on Tuesday may have offered a bit of context on the royal mood: the king's eldest child, the infanta Elena, was separating "temporarily" from her aristocratic husband, Jaime de Marichalar. Could His Majesty - coolheaded impeder of military coups, tireless inaugurator of schools and hospitals, diplomatic booster of all things Spanish - be feeling a little family stress...
...well prepared.”The Wolverines boast an impressive number of NBA star alumni, including Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, and Juwan Howard of the famous “Fab Five.” Michigan has failed to enjoy similar success in recent years in the wake of booster scandals and NCAA sanctions, but the history of the program makes the game a must-see for Crimson fans. “The greatest thing is that it’s a Big Ten [school] coming into our house,” junior forward Evan Harris says...
...shutout of the season overall, but lack of a strong Vermont offense and another impressive performance by Crimson defenders junior Nicole Rhodes and sophomore Kelli Okuji acted as assets to the victory. The game was a successful close-out on the non-league season and acts as a confidence booster for the collective dynamic of the team, giving a solid forecast for the bulk of conference play that is yet to come. “We need to just keep playing and make sure we are fresh,” Leone said. “They are not caught...
...simply find the whole combination unappealing.But for the college student with an appetite for science and somewhere in the early stages of ascendancy from chemistry kindergarten to graduate-level knowledge, “Molecules and Medicine” hits the spot. Most importantly, the book acts as a rocket-booster for the curiosity of the uninitiated and the cognoscenti alike, providing the tools to explore below the impenetrable shell of medicine, whether at Harvard Medical School or at University Health Services.—Staff writer Jonathan B. Steinman can be reached at steinman@fas.harvard.edu...