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...first glance, the deal makes a lot of sense on the software side alone. Oracle scoops up a competitor MySQL, which is owned and run by a Sun subsidiary. It gets ownership of the Java platform, the write-once, run-anywhere programming language that Sun has increasingly made available as free, open-source software. Java, it turns out, is the platform that supports a suite of Oracle products, so being able to "own" it and direct its evolution gives the database company a critical advantage. Throw in Sun's Solaris Operating system, which powers millions of servers and workstations around...
...didn’t have one of our best players in [Pollak],” junior Greg Shuman said. “It was great to have him back.”Pollak has been a force on the course all year, coming in as the first Crimson competitor at nearly every tournament.Shuman, coming off an outstanding third-place individual finish at Princeton the week before, continued his hot play, finishing sixth overall to pace the Crimson attack.The one-two punch of Shuman and Pollak proved lethal for the rest of the competition. The squad hopes it will be more...
...Navy’s always very fast, so we expected them to be a strong competitor [in the varsity races],” Overington said...
...drive her to achieve.”Her presence is always well known at meets, whether it is when she is flying past her opponents, cheering for her team, or providing entertainment when nothing else is going on.“She’s just a fiery competitor and she has one of the most remarkable screams for her teammates that you would ever hear,” Saretsky said. “She always comes out with so much support for her teammates.”Her support for the team has been unwavering since her arrival...
...probably what caused me to jump really well there,” Weiler said. Like most freshmen and sophomores who participated in their first biennial HYOC match last weekend, Weiler relished the opportunity to take part in a historic match filled with tradition. Because only four competitors are allowed to compete in a given event—two from Harvard/Yale and two from Oxford/Cambridge—this created a unique environment for the athletes. “The atmosphere surrounding [the event] was really interesting. We even had a banquet afterward where we had to dress...