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...absence of these small distractions seems almost too insignificant to really matter, but, while Harvard fans file out before the final buzzer of a blowout, supporters throughout the rest of the Ivies—often not even students—have another reason to tarry longer, providing additional support. So, on a dreary Hanover evening, when the Dartmouth women’s basketball team is being blown out by the Crimson in its season finale, dejected fans do not leave in disgust, but clamor for free t-shirts being tossed into the stands by sponsors, or excitedly check tickets...
...mail texts and give their attachments harmless names, all in an effort to convince you to download and run their harmful payloads. Bagle.J, for instance, sent a message to Harvard students from what appeared to be “Harvard.edu Technical Support,” explaining that the attached file was for antivirus protection. But instead, the Bagle virus opened up a backdoor in computers it infected. The virus’ creators and others use this backdoor for sending spam, serving files or even further infecting your system with more viruses...
...Every morning, more than a thousand diamond cutters file into Surat's spotless Venus Jewel factory, each pressing his thumb on an electronic fingerprint scanner that releases a turnstile. After removing footwear, to ensure they don't leave with diamonds stuck to their soles, the cutters are handed plastic bags filled with rough diamonds. Operating lathes and lasers, they slice, polish and facet the cloudy crystals into sparkling gems, churning out about $150 million worth each year. Venus and several hundred other factories, employing 300,000 cutters in total, have made Surat the heart of India's thriving diamond-polishing...
...game was Ruggiero’s and Chu’s last shot to go out in 2004 on a winning note. Instead, the second place finish stands rank and file with a whirlwind of emotions that has rounded out the year, especially for Ruggiero...
Nonetheless, Oberholzer-Gee hopes that the study will make debate about the file-sharing issue less emotionally-charged...