Word: gearing
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...Additionally, FAS has become overstuffed in recent years with a number of financial administrators, a hiring binge that took place out of a desire to get a better handle on the FAS endowment and gear up for a new capital campaign. With the downturn making these concerns largely irrelevant, the finance staff seems like a logical place to scale back. The newly hired deputies of administrators like Associate Dean for Finance Deena Giancotti and Senior Associate Dean and Director for Development Paul Keenan could likely go, given that FAS operated adequately without them just a few years...
...India Jane (Station Building, Main Road, tel: (27-21) 788 3020) stocks all the sophisticated stuff women want but usually can't find in just one shop. Designer gear and vintage labels, furs and frilly embroidered silks, shimmering fabrics and floral prints - all offset with the latest accessories...
...Iraq wars. Even though McKiernan's dismissal had been in the works prior to Gates' trip to Afghanistan last week (Mullen warned McKiernan two weeks ago that it was coming), Gates was incensed by some of what he witnessed during that visit. Several troops complained that they lacked basic gear after arriving in Afghanistan. "It is a considerable concern to me," he said on May 7, brushing off a suggestion that the Taliban or the priority given to Iraq were to blame for the Afghanistan shortfalls. "It's more, really, a logistical challenge than it is anything else," Gates said...
...people OUT. It’s pretty hard to get Harvard students to leave...it is possible, though.”The Outing Club provides students with “anything you would want for backpacking, plus snowshoes, skis, kayaks” as part of their gear cooperative aimed at encouraging and supporting those who yearn to explore the outdoors, explains outgoing president James S. Miller ’09. For a mere $10 a semester, Harvard students, faculty, affiliates can register to be a member of the co-op. But HOC is pretty laid back in terms of membership...
...eight got in on the fun as well, finishing 1-2 in the second varsity race. The Crimson 2V got off to a great start and extended its advantage throughout the race, while the third varsity eight trailed the Huskies most of the race.The crew then found an extra gear as it passed the MIT boathouse, pulling even with Northeastern and eventually ahead into the second spot. The Crimson 2V finished in 6:17.4 for its second win of the year, while the 3V followed at 6:24.5 and Northeastern clocked in at 6:26.8.“It?...