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...using a small, amateur-quality telescope hooked up to a low-end digital camera, and running off a car battery on the side of the road, Langford braved the elements ("clouds, rain, hail, fog, gale force winds...") as well as the suspicions of local farmers. "I had someone call the cops on me one time because he thought I was going to steal his alpacas...
...past several years, this visitor has been a former student of the class.THE STORIES BEHIND THE STUDENTSOne of the defining characteristics of the Extension School courses is the great diversity of the students who take them. Although most of the creative writing courses are capped at fifteen students, participants hail from unique backgrounds, and represent a wide range of ages. One student in Holinger’s class actually flies in every week from Georgia to take his course at the Extension School. Holinger adds that while the Extension School officially caps its creative writing courses at 15 students...
...defining characteristics of the Extension School courses is the great diversity of the students who take them. Although most of the creative writing courses are capped at fifteen students, participants hail from unique backgrounds, and represent a wide range of ages. One student in Holinger’s class actually flies in every week from Georgia to take his course at the Extension School...
...over right? Even some students who hail from the land of 10,000 lakes think it should be. “I think that’s over now right? Didn’t Coleman concede that?” Says Richard Liu ’11. Not so fast. Another pesky Minnesota state law does not allow the secretary of state to issue a certificate (granting formal victory) until all lawsuits have run their course. Senator Coleman has filed several lawsuits, the most recent of which actually resulted in increasing Franken’s lead to 315 votes...
...Some analysts, however, say freebies can backfire long-term. "Denny's is panicking, pandering and throwing up a Hail Mary and praying it works," says Rob Frankel, a brand expert who has consulted for a variety of Fortune 500 companies. To skeptics like Frankel, if a company gives away a product, the product must not be that good. "What does it do to the perceived value of your product when one day you are charging for it, and the next day you're giving it away?" asks Frankel. "In the long run, Denny's is cheapening its brand...