Word: distinguishable
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...others are angered by his abandonment of the Taliban, which the Pakistani armed forces helped create, and of Kashmiri jihadis, whom they aided. The circumstances of the December attacks suggest inside help. The plotters apparently knew the President's route and schedule and, in the Christmas attack, how to distinguish the real presidential motorcade from a decoy that is routinely dispatched whenever Musharraf travels...
...forgiven for sounding a bit like the announcer in that classic comedy sketch who praises a new miracle foam: Shimmer is a floor wax! And a dessert topping! Get Lipson going, and the 36-year-old co-founder and president of Imagen will gush about how her product can distinguish faces in a crowd, recommend makeup, diagnose diseases and spot imperfections on a circuit board. What Lipson's six-year-old company--a spin-off of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)--really does is make software that can find subtle similarities and differences in images of, well, just about...
...their makeovers but concentrating on the far less glamorous--but more commercially viable--task of spotting defects on electronics boards before they end up in faulty cell phones or computers. Imagen's software is programmed to recognize patterns in much the same way the human brain learns to distinguish classes of objects (say, faces) as well as specific objects in that class--like your best friend's face. That's done by teaching the software, through trial and error, the common patterns that all faces share plus the specific patterns that make your best friend's face unique and then...
...ensure plans for Allston are environmentally friendly. Once blueprints are drawn and construction is underway, it will be too late to make the new campus as resource-efficient and environmentally-friendly as it could easily be with moderate advance planning—especially if Harvard is determined to distinguish itself with its expansion. The growth of the Allston campus represents a once-in-a-century opportunity to put Harvard’s name on a large, sustainable, environmentally-conscientious development project. Harvard’s example can be uniquely powerful in its ability to catalyze widespread innovations of this sort...
During the stroll home, it is nearly futile to distinguish between which properties belong to Harvard and which to Cambridge. Our fellow Cambridge residents are often quick to remind us that it is their neighborhood too. For this reason, it is also their responsibility to ensure the safety of our city. The act of leaving on a porch light that adds a little illumination to a dark street is a small gesture that makes a difference. Installing motion detectors in the dark spaces between houses and business establishments is another means by which our neighbors can do their part...