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...part of an attempt to resolve the decades-old debate on the ideal structure for Cambridge’s middle schools, Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent of Schools Thomas D. Fowler-Finn offered parents the opportunity to communicate their concerns in two public input sessions this week. “This is to put to rest this whole hubbub,” Fowler-Finn told the audience on Wednesday night. The meetings were a result of the district’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Middle School Education, a formalized effort to study and improve the city’s middle...
...happen and you are changed.” A TIMELY MESSAGEWith the Task Force for the Arts questions the university’s role in sustaining and creating culture, Paulus’s commitment to the A.R.T. as a flourishing center for undergraduate theater at Harvard comes at an ideal moment. Paulus hopes to provide the Harvard community with moments as transformative as those experienced during the final performance of “Hair.” Her dream is for every Harvard student to see at least one A.R.T. production in his or her time here and incorporate...
...testing different Windows laptops--from huge ones with drive-in-theater-size screens and every conceivable feature to shrimpy "palm tops" that weigh less than a teacup Chihuahua--trying to find the right PC for me. I've concluded that HP's EliteBook 2530p comes pretty close to my ideal Windows machine...
...like a better travel laptop than my 17-in. MacBook Pro, and the 2530p has a 12.1-in. screen (as measured diagonally) and a total weight starting at only 3.2 lb., ideal for Virgin America's economy seats. As with most HP business-class computers, you get a slate of useful little features, like a teeny LED night-light at the top of the screen that pops out to illuminate your keyboard, minimizing spousal irritation. A fingerprint reader allows you to bypass password protection and log in to the laptop, or even to websites, with a thumb swipe...
...lighter Lou is ideal for this Cub team, which is heavy with veterans like Lee, closer Kerry Wood and utilityman Mark DeRosa. "Lou doesn't need to tell them how to do their business," says Cubs general manager Jim Hendry. Seasoned players tune out fire and brimstone. "He's the perfect manager for that ballclub right now," says Towers...