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...writes. Readers can get behind that feeling, and as a witty and likable writer, he makes a good companion for this quixotic journey. But it's a far cry from chasing white whales, even if both stories explore the pursuit of elusive goals. "How did a fairly useless device hold such power over their imaginations?" Montandon wonders of his subjects. For his purposes, the more pertinent question is whether a full-length meditation into an invention that never really materialized will pack enough gas to satisfy readers who don't spend weekends re-watching The Rocketeer...
...experiments. The first involved a group of 41 undergraduates who were taken by elevator to a fourth floor room. During the ride, a research assistant who was unaware of the study's hypotheses, handed the test subject either a hot cup of coffee, or a cold drink, to hold while the researcher filled out a short information form on a clipboard. The drink was then handed back. When the subjects arrived at the testing room, they were presented with a personality profile describing "Person A" and asked to rate that person's personality traits. Those who had briefly held...
...second experiment, done under the guise of a product-evaluation test, participants were asked to hold heated or frozen packs used to treat muscle aches. They were then told they could receive a gift certificate for a friend, or a gift for themselves. Those who held the hot pack proved to be more likely to ask for the gift certificate for a friend, while those who held the frozen pack tended to keep the gift...
...Penn, Harvard football still has some kinks to work out if it has any hope of an Ivy title repeat. The team can start with its run game. Last week against Lehigh, the Crimson was held to just 66 rushing yards. And on Saturday, Princeton was able to hold Harvard to just 88 net rushing yards. Numbers like those are a far cry from the 188- and 142-yard days that the Crimson posted in its prior two games. “Princeton’s defense played really well,” senior quarterback Chris Pizzotti said...
...Brenton Bryant grabs hold of one of Kopolovich's leg but can't bring him down immediately. Ultimately ruled down (for protection's sake) for a 9-yard loss...