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...Harvard faculty is unparalleled—it conducts the finest groundbreaking research that leaves an indelible impact on policy, intellectual progress and subsequent research in myriad fields. Despite its prestige, leadership and pioneering research, however, the faculty are selected through a process that remains uncharacteristically substandard. Tenure for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is currently determined by Ad Hoc committees that base their decision in part on blind letters which ask professors in a field to rank a list of potential candidates—without specifying who is under serious consideration...
Once in a great while, though, a big fish does get caught. For years Indian police suspected unassuming handicrafts trader Vaman Narayan Ghia of leading a massive antiques-smuggling network that robbed hundreds of temples and palaces of their finest treasures. But the graying 55-year-old had always been far too careful to allow any cracks in his operation, police say. Each member of his art-smuggling chain knew only the member directly above, making it nearly impossible to connect the thieves who were occasionally caught with stolen art to the mastermind at the top. But on June...
...captain Taylor Northrup, widely considered one of the finest kickers ever produced by the Ivy League and a prospect for the professional ranks, who played spoiler for his own squad...
...trip to Paris is complete without a personal investigation into the French love of great food. For most visitors this means a few fine meals at a restaurant, but if you're in a mood to probe deeper, go where the locals get the finest ingredients of their cuisine - one of the city's 65 food markets. To experience a classic market, visit the Rue de Lévis, a busy market street in the sedate 17th arrondissement (9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily, closed Monday and Sunday afternoons; Metro: Villiers), where vendors offering cheese, roast chicken and mounds of seasonal...
...trip to paris is complete without a personal investigation into the French love of great food. For most visitors this means a few fine meals at a restaurant, but if you're in a mood to probe deeper, go where the locals get the finest ingredients of their cuisine?one of the city's 65 food markets...