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...degree—a music degree that is. Receiving none of the formal training of her band mates, she relies on them to translate the songs that are in her head. “In the practice room, the Harvard diploma doesn’t tell me what key it’s in,” the singer says.A lack of professional training was just one of the challenges that the hopeful musicians faced trying to launch their music careers. “We moved to New York and got a few day jobs and thought that...
...while it may seem as if we don’t have any choice in the matter, there are ways to combat the post-shopping-period crash. The key is to prolong that initial sense of excitement that permeates the Coop in September—even once we realize we’re screwed. At that moment, instead of admitting failure, giving up, and declaring that life totally sucks, it’s hypothetically possible to stay starry-eyed. To see the coming semester as a puzzle. To pick and choose. To determine what’s actually necessary...
...before that can happen, says Melton, the newly formed beta cells can become a valuable resource for understanding Type 1 diabetes better - to answer key questions such as what makes the cells so ineffective in diabetics, and whether new populations of beta cells could survive and function if transplanted into patients. "This is opening a door to a long-term project to get at the cause of this disease," he says. "But it is a new door...
...well with me and my relationship with Harvard,” assured Gates, who had been a key player in the financial planning of the largest school within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. “This was, for me, an important transition time...
...slurry, a mixture of mostly water and fertilizer designed to protect trees and other flammable material from flames. The coating clings to vegeation and insulates it from the approaching inferno; the fertilizer helps the damaged areas regrow in the wake of the blaze. The powdery concoction is a key ingredient of a multi-pronged firefighting strategy; after the air drop, bulldozers and ground crews move in to cut a fire break designed to halt the advancing flames...