Word: freneticism
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“There’s this pernicious media hype, a frenetic pace,” Dean said. “The stories are out there that these schools are becoming more and more selective, so students panic and parents panic.”
A couple decades ago, while joking around with friends and parodying the deep-voiced memory-training guru Harry Lorayne (who at the time peddled his techniques by radio), Francisco discovered that he could do “the movie guy.” This talent has incorporated itself into one...
Things didn't always go like clockwork, though. The Shanghai World Financial Center, the 101-story building that houses the hotel, launched in 1997 and promptly stalled in the Asian financial crisis. A series of restarts and halts followed. Shanghai officials also fretted over the design, which called for a...
Holding nothing back, Luisi moved to all corners of the podium as he gestured for biting brass punches to give way to penetrating piccolo runs and rumbling timpani rolls, all of which punctuated violin parts frenetic enough to break a few strings along the way. The brass section was assertive...
Many libraries use computer systems that are incompatible with other Harvard libraries and peer institutions, preventing collaboration both within and outside the university. Harvard is also the only Ivy League institution that does not participate in BorrowDirect, a library consortium that allows for inter-school loans and eases the burden...