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...nanotweezers have two carbon tubes that can grasp molecules...
...yells and jumps around so much that even potentially funny speeches become annoying. His chauvinist roommate Dick (Josh Glassman '02), who is written as suddenly developing feelings near the end of the play, comes across as static as Mike is irritatng. In general, Glassman seems to have a poor grasp of his character. Dick seems more like a modern Middlebury student wearing tie-die over his J. Crew than the hippie he was written as. The women--Ruth (Shapiro) and Cathy (Shani)--are mopey and whiney respectively. In fact, the most tolerable character is Norman (Tom Miller '03), the math...
David M. DeBartolo's article about the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System ("Test Scores Should Not Deny Diplomas," Opinion, Nov. 30) certainly shows that he has a better grasp of the issues surrounding MCAS than most, but his proposal to lower the stakes of the test goes against the fundamental reasons for the test's existence...
...social skills, it may also lead to obsessive behavior. "You don't know whether there's a valuable card in a pack when you buy it," says Maressa Hecht Orzack, founder of the Computer Addiction Service at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass. Children under eight aren't able to grasp this fact cognitively, which then leads to disappointment and an increased desire to buy more packs. Children overly anxious to please their peers are also at greater risk for addictive behavior. "Also make sure that your children are not being bullies while playing the card game," says Pratola. "Ask children...
...next available customer representative, is actually animated when he talks about Bush's failing the latest pop quiz. "Everyone would understand if he didn't know the No. 2 in Uzbekistan. But not knowing important world leaders underscores that people don't know whether he has a grasp of foreign policy. Or any other issues for that matter...