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...coaches in Canada begin selecting players for the traveling all-star teams or “rep” squads at the age of nine or ten, those who were born closer to the cutoff date are more likely to be selected for these advanced teams. They then receive extra attention and coaching, becoming even more skilled compared to their slightly younger peers. The result is that by the time we look at the professional hockey leagues in Canada, a shockingly disproportionate number of the players on the roster were born in January, February and March. This effect also affects...

Author: By Anjali Motgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Outliers' Doesn't Succeed | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

...media and the lack of a substantial design program, Harvard has been unable to successfully consolidate new media topics into a field of academic interest. Still, despite the absence of a concrete means of studying it, students have found ways to incorporate new media into both their academic and extra-curricular pursuits...

Author: By Jeffrey W. Feldman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard in the Time of New Media | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

...quarter: On 3rd-and-1 from the 4, Gordon takes the handoff from the shotgun and powers in, TOUCHDOWN HARVARD. Patrick Long adds the extra point, and the Crimson turns the Yale error into a touchdown. Gordon is looking very quick and finding big holes against a stout Yale defense. 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:29 on the drive...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff | Title: HARVARD-YALE LIVE BLOG | 11/21/2008 | See Source »

...fact that I don't want anyone else to wait based on me. I travel all the time for competitions, I just came home for the first time in a year. So when I'm looking at flights, I don't wanna sit at the airport for an extra hour. I want to get in and check in and get on my plane. Once I had less than 20 minutes before an international flight took off, and they let me on the plane, probably because it was not an American airline. It was South American airline and the manager said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Surfer Kelly Slater | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...cone of the Pilot's Pen, so the light is close to your writing surface and casts an even glow. And while you click the pen top to turn on the light, you twist it to roll out the point, so you can choose when you need the extra lumens. The Pilot's Pen comes with an extra battery and blue ink cartridge (black ink is available for purchase separately). Bonus: It doubles nicely as a flashlight in an emergency. Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Old Art of Writing Needs a Cool New Pen | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

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