Word: boosters
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...relatively small, leading Potter to speculate that having a complex job, "may make up for a lack of advantage early in life, whether they be socioeconomic or otherwise." he says. So depending on what you do for a living, that daily grind may actually be the ultimate brain booster...
...together a nice little presentation—they got flowers and did a speech about each one.”“But having our boats sweep two weeks before Sprints [was fantastic],” Demers added. “It’s a confidence booster, and we’ve been gaining speed all season. I think we’ll have a very strong showing in two weeks.”—Staff writer Elizabeth A. Joyce can be reached at eajoyce@fas.harvard.edu...
...focused on the daily give-and-take between their candidate and Barack Obama. "Where exactly was the grand strategy?" one grumbled when asked about Penn's tenure. "He had one playbook." A source close to the campaign said Garin has been a welcome addition and a big morale booster. "He's got that gentle manner and everyone feels much better," the adviser said. "But at this point, I'm not sure how much he can do" to dig the struggling campaign out of the ditch in which it now finds itself...
...Princeton and Yale. “[This weekend] was a little bit of a tune-up course,” said Wollner. “It was a good way to prepare for this weekend’s big battle, and it was a little bit of a confidence booster too.” HARVARD 176, BU 120 Key performances from multiple athletes helped give Harvard the edge over the Terriers, capturing first-place finishes in 10 out of the 16 events as the two teams faced off in BU’s home pool. Junior Bill Jones contributed...
...that booster effect tends to work best when there are only one or two candidates in the race for the nomination. If three or four candidates are still in the fray on February 5, the arrangement could have the effect of further splintering the race rather than consolidating support for a winner...