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...entirely different field, many more discover their dislike for their concentrations only upon becoming involved in serious study. In this case, a later start date can only make switching fields a less feasible choice. Either way, switching concentrations, especially between similar fields, is not a particularly grueling chore for sophomores who wish to change...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Concentrating or Procrastinating? | 2/9/2006 | See Source »

...Professor,” who said he is a 20-year veteran of college teaching, said that hostility between teachers and students stems from today’s test-driven society, in which students see higher education as a chore rather than opportunity...

Author: By Kristin E. Blagg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professors Even the Score with Online Student-Rating Blog | 2/2/2006 | See Source »

Squeegee Clean Inventor: Blake Krikorian Availability: Now, $400 To Learn More: irobot.com Scooba, iRobot's follow-up to Roomba, the robotic vacuum, steals a few tricks from its predecessor to tackle a different chore: mopping tile, linoleum or sealed hardwood floors. With each pass, Scooba completes four tasks: it sweeps loose debris, sprays a special Clorox cleaning solution onto the floor, scrubs the surface with a brush and then uses a "squeegee-vac" to suck up the dirty water. Like Roomba, Scooba works around obstacles and has "cliff" sensors that prevent it from falling down stairs. Different sensors keep Scooba...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions 2005: Home Runs | 11/13/2005 | See Source »

...could reserve space for top-dollar clients. In the years since, the company has outgrown one building, then another, and the brothers are about to move a third time. Gregg, a communications major at college, manages the club's clients, while Drew, a business major, oversees the more hardheaded chore of finance and expansion. "We're not sitting still," Drew says. "Even now that we're doing twice the business we did at our old place, there's a thirst that needs to be quenched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ambition: Why Some People Are Most Likely To Succeed | 11/6/2005 | See Source »

...Lexus. The company is introducing a new S-Class (starting price for the flagship S500L version: around $115,00), which hits U.S. streets in January, joining two new R-Class models and a new M-Class SUV. At the same time, Mercedes has to revamp its manufacturing--no easy chore in high-cost Germany, a country whose problems in many ways reflect those of its signature car company. The task will fall to new DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche, 52, who has already worked miracles in overhauling the once disastrous Chrysler division. "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: Can Mercedes Be a Star Again? | 10/9/2005 | See Source »

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