Word: chipping
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...door and positioned his posterior in front of the card reader. Magically, the door clicked open. I was amazed, and inquired how such a feat could be accomplished. “I don’t know,” he said, “some kind of chip or something.” These sophisticated IDs are called Prox-Cards, and it isn’t unreasonable to ask Harvard to install them in residential dorms on campus. This year, University President Lawrence H. Summers allocated over $6 million to fund student space. In previous years, the College allocated...
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...previous event, a Halloween party, had about 50 students show up. Stephen R. Barchick ’09 added some spice to the night when he agreed to take his shirt off for a bid of $40. After the event was over, students enjoyed a snack of chocolate chip cookies and juice, and many conversed with their new dates. “It was fun, humiliating, and funny at the same time,” said contestant Meera E. Atreya ’09. “Even though it was humiliating, it was for a good cause...
...Cool New World Your article "biochips for everyone!", on computer microchips that can be implanted in humans, set off alarm bells [Nov. 14]. While each chip contains a personal ID number that could be scanned like a bar code and provide needed medical data, there is a serious danger. The government or anyone smart enough to hack a security system could end up using biochips to track a person's movements and activities. Should biochips become commonly used, people might then be forced to have them implanted. And if that happened, anyone who did not have a biochip could...
Dreyfus and Morgan Stanley Investment Management are beefing up their analyst ranks in a nod to American Funds' research-driven culture. Putnam Investments now has teams of managers. Even Fidelity has added a second manager to its Blue Chip Value Fund and is hiring 75 analysts who will be aligned with specific funds. "Individual manager accountability is still the Fidelity way," says spokeswoman Anne Crowely. But Philadelphia-based mutual fund consultant Burt Greenwald says the firm is searching for ways to improve returns: "No question, Fidelity is feeling the heat...