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Before Iraq, the technology of arm prostheses hadn't changed much since World War II. The tiny population of amputees created little market incentive. Miguelez used the burst in demand from Walter Reed to lean on manufacturers for progress. Before long, he was outfitting Iraq war amputees with an electronic hand that opened and closed 2 1/2 times faster and could be programmed to function at different speeds and grip strength...
...shrinking as you realize the dining hall is already serving leftovers, and your “Periodic Table of Mixology” poster already needs more poster gum. You’re riding high; the world (or at least Harvard Yard) is your oyster. Luckily, you have us to burst your bubble. Welcome to the real Harvard. First, you were likely ignorant and did not peruse the Crimson archives before you got to Harvard, meaning you’re still wearing that stupid lanyard. Convenient? Perhaps, but it makes you look like a blogger at a comic book convention...
...II” is taught by History professor Charles Maier. (In case you don’t know, he’s kind of a big deal.)Professor Jorge Dominguez’s B-64, “The Cuban Revolution, 1956-1971: A Self-Debate” burst onto the Historical Studies B scene last year, with its innovative pedagogy succoring any students’ doubts over its suggestive course title. Grading was dependent on self-debating ability, but you’re probably already a chronic, compulsive self-debater anyways. You’ll have to wait until...
...genial foreigner strides into the ring to whip up the crowd with stalwart jingoism. May America win the war on terror, he proclaims in his thick Eastern European accent, and hurrahs fill the hall. May your soldiers come home victorious, he adds, to more applause. With an even greater burst of exhilaration, Borat Sagdiyev shouts, "May George Bush drink the blood of every man, woman and child in Iraq!" The audience cheers again...
...would think that after an initial burst of blogging enthusiasm, there’ll be a big drop-off,” Bradley wrote in an e-mail...