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...Some of the stories sounded so tenuous to me. What ended up in the book is just a fraction of my research. But I loved hearing their stories and I loved hearing what the critics said to debunk them. Here's the thing: nearly all of these people were transformed by their experiences. They were more generous, more other-thinking. They had had a transformation of character. Was it scientifically verifiable? No. But it was good for them. As one of them, a comedy writer named Jeff Schimmel, said to me: "It's sad to think that my love...
...thirds of its publicly traded stock holdings in the fourth quarter of last year, Harvard has substantially reshuffled its equity investments and expanded its emerging and foreign markets portfolio, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission disclosure report released last week.Though the disclosed assets represent only a small fraction of the University’s total holdings, the report provides a glimpse of how Harvard Management Company—the group that oversees the University’s multi-billion dollar endowment—is navigating this year’s tumultuous and markedly changed financial landscape. University officials...
...spot" known as the Lagrange Point 2, where they can stay fixed in the same location relative to the earth and sun. Once there, they will need trillions of samples and bits of raw data before they can start generating their sky maps. But even if they deliver a fraction of the results that the eggheads on Earth are promising, the pictures should still be out of this world...
...added to the existing designs of the 27-ton vehicles to better protect against RPGs and, just in case, enemy tank fire. The Army Research Lab could also receive more funding to speed up development of lightweight armor composites that would provide the protection of traditional steel at a fraction of the weight. (Check out a story on how the Army is developing robots...
...Those words serve as a lasting political testament of Kemp, who died Saturday and is being memorialized at the National Cathedral Friday. Thirteen years later, a black Democrat occupies the White House and Kemp's party is fighting off political isolation, popular only among a small fraction of voters who are mainly white, conservative or Christian...