Word: gainful
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...version seems a bit thin and intellectually lightweight), but it certainly can’t substitute for a thorough course in the political, diplomatic, social, economic, and, obviously, military history of the war. The latter would seem to be indispensable to any student, history major or otherwise, wishing to gain some fundamental insight into the larger trajectory of American history. But, according to Professor Ulrich’s apologetics, such is not the way of the Harvard history department: “The Harvard history department doesn’t teach courses like that. We think our students deserve better...
...that increased soda consumption in adolescent girls can predict increases in weight. This study, and another in the Journal of American Clinical Nutrition, add to the growing literature of the ill effects of soda. “Over the long term, the excess calories [from soda] lead to weight gain and there is evidence that over the last decade caloric intake from sugar-sweetened beverages have gone up,” said Eric B. Rimm, associate professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health. “I think that you can’t draw...
...men’s hockey team adopts that view in part, loaning varsity players who don’t get much ice time to the junior varsity circuit to give them an opportunity to hone their skills and gain experience...
...These worlds [of academia and ministry] interact with one another in much more integral ways than once thought.”Katherine A. Shaner, who earned her MDiv at Harvard in 2002, has learned this from experience.After completing her MDiv at Harvard, Shaner headed to Detroit to gain pastoral experience in the Lutheran Church. While the Iowa native enjoyed feeling a part of an urban community, she found that she didn’t feel as—excuse the pun—spirited as she’d expected. One year later, Shaner moved to Chicago to attend seminary...
...this kind helped secure the backing of Russia and China in last month's IAEA vote to refer Iran to the Security Council. Western officials hope the new briefing will win council support for further action; most of them see no viable alternative to U.N. efforts to try to gain Iran's compliance. As a Western diplomat puts it, "There's a military option--but not a military solution...