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...they did spectacularly on Dec. 26 when an earthquake off Taiwan's coast damaged seven undersea fiber-optic cables that handle some 90% of phone calls and data traffic in the region. Millions of homes and businesses across Asia were left without Internet access, e-mail and international phone connections. Financial markets were interrupted. And those lucky enough to connect to overseas websites experienced exasperatingly sluggish data-transfer speeds. While most services have been at least partially restored, a flotilla of repair vessels is expected to be working on the knocked-out cables for up to four weeks before networks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hanging by a Thread | 1/4/2007 | See Source »

...with Hezbollah militants, 28 undergraduates will finally board a plane for Israel today. Students participating in the Harvard Israel Leadership Initiative, a 12-day traveling study seminar, will have the chance to “explore the challenges that face Israel” today as well as connect with local communities, according to Michael Simon, Associate Director of the Harvard Hillel. The ten students who were orginally slated to arrive in Israel on July 30 were notified less than a week before departure that their trip had been canceled. This October, the program—funded by the full-funding...

Author: By Daniela Nemerenco, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Delayed Israel Trip Takes Flight | 12/19/2006 | See Source »

...outsider.’” Outsider or insider, Singh is sure that whatever happens he will continue to merge social change with art. “There’s that famous E. M. Forster exhortation to ‘only connect! Live in fragments no longer,’” Dorin says. “That’s Currun. He connects. He lives completely...

Author: By Nicola C. Perlman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Currun Singh | 12/13/2006 | See Source »

...when they admit the Class of 2012.Various proponents of legacy preference have offered several reasons for continuing to give legacies a boost. For example, a critical mass of legacies on campus might help to generate a larger sense of Harvard spirit and tradition on campus, through their own emotional connections to the University and their familial connections to alumni. More importantly, proponents of legacy preference claim that the practice also helps to engage alumni with the University beyond their Harvard years; knowing that their sons and daughters stand a better chance of admission to their alma mater, alumni are more...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: End Legacy Preference | 12/13/2006 | See Source »

...they were able to create the sound of the rest of the sections of the orchestra, especially through the marimba and xylophone. The inclusion of such familiar holiday tunes, along with a rendition of “Wipeout,” allowed the audience to better connect with the performance. In “Samba” the audience was given a beat to clap along with while the song was played, allowing the audience to become more engaged with the show. The balance of popular pieces, and more obscure and new works was great, giving viewers something...

Author: By Kimberly D. Williams, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: THUD Bangs Out Popular Rhythms | 12/10/2006 | See Source »

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