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...There are those in whom challenge stirs greatness, those who rise to challenge rather than letting it break their stride or spin their compass,” said Tribe about Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, whom he called “the most impressive and talented of the thousands of students I have been privileged to teach in nearly 40 years on the Harvard faculty...
...Google Maps app, for instance, is genius. It incorporates 360-degree views of urban streets, plus an innovative compass mode that shifts the onscreen image depending on how you hold the device. Hold it up, and you'll see rooftops and blue sky. Point it down and you'll see car wheels and pavement. No other smartphone is so transporting...
...heavier and narrower than the iPhone, the G1 features a petite keyboard, a handy trackball and a higher-resolution, three-megapixel camera (the iPhone has a two-megapixel camera). Along with its Google-designed browser, the G1 features a more powerful version of Google Maps with a built-in compass and 360-degree photos. And Gmail users get instantly notified when new messages arrive in their inbox, instead of having to check manually. The G1 goes on sale Oct. 22 for $179 ($20 less than the iPhone) and will be available in white, brown or black...
...forte, but he had a certain cunning," writes Darnton. The executive editor (modeled on the current executive editor, Bill Keller) is too shy to talk to his staff and constantly reminisces about his days as a foreign correspondent in Russia and Africa. The reporter without a moral compass (Judith Miller, of WMD fame) gets caught plagiarizing Tolstoy. There is even a hard-driving and swashbuckling rival publisher named Lester Moloch (modeled on Rupert Murdoch). There are countless reporters and editors with their own bizarre tics or traits. The murder was clearly a clever inside job. More, I will not give...
...longer have a moral compass.' DARYL ROBERTS, police chief of Hartford, Conn., after security cameras captured dozens of witnesses driving past a 78-year-old hit-and-run victim without stopping to help...