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...mental abilities. You got in, you're clearly intelligent and capable of handing your classes. But you're also more than just a good student. While the Grille may not be your scene, there is a social life on campus. Even beyond that, even if you're the most driven student in your class, college classes are nothing like high school. I came in thinking I could handle a heavy load because I always had, and because I wanted to prove something. However, I also thought I could handle crew and The Crimson. All these expectations left...
There are scenarios, however, in which technology may brake itself. In the aging population of the developed world, many people are already tired of trying to keep up with the latest cool new tech. Youth-driven tech acceleration could be interpreted as simple youthful folly--shortsighted, disruptive, faddish. The market for change could dry up, and lock-in might again become the norm. Stress and fatigue make powerful decelerators...
STREAMLINED Ford design manager Ehab Kaoud believes that from now on, car styling will be driven more by function than form. "The idea is to optimize interior space while minimizing exterior volume," says Kaoud. Result: less weight, better gas mileage. The interior of the future Ford, left, will be infinitely customizable. Dashboards, for instance, may be vast displays with gauges, maps and video images arranged at whim
...district attorney PAUL HOWARD, trying his first case since being elected four years ago, is scrambling to salvage the remainder of his case after witnesses gave conflicting accounts about the stabbing deaths of two men last Super Bowl Sunday in Atlanta. The state's key witness, DUANE FASSETT, had driven the alleged getaway car. Pale and hyperventilating on the stand, he backed off earlier claims that he saw Lewis throw a punch and overheard co-defendants REGINALD OAKLEY and JOSEPH SWEETING admit to stabbing someone. The flip-flop testimony raised questions about whether cops rushed judgments and overlooked evidence. Prosecutors...
Thursday?s proposal is groundbreaking - not only because it affects the bulk of an entire industry, but because it also signals a sea change in corporate attitudes towards same-sex couples. In the end, though, like most things, it was a decision driven by economics: In a tight labor market the companies felt they could no longer afford to exclude a significant part of the labor force. And despite the thoroughly modern nature of the proposal, its fate came down to an old-fashioned cost-benefit analysis: Industry insiders reportedly weighed the damage potential of the proposal, and decided...