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...with those, replacing them with a graceful ring set atop a cylindrical base. In essence, the device works like a vacuum cleaner in reverse. The motor in the base of the fan sucks in air and pushes it up into the ring. The air rushes out of tiny, millimeter-long slots that run along the circular frame and flows down a gently sloping ramp. As the air emerges from the ramp, it creates a circular low-pressure region that pulls in the air from behind - creating a fairly uniform flow of air through the ring. (See the 25 best back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dyson's Bladeless Fan: Worth the Hefty Cost? | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

...looked stronger in the first half,” Leone said. “But [Yale] responded and dominated for a long time in the second half...

Author: By Madeleine Smith, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Beats Yale, Stays Perfect in Ivies | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

Junior co-captain Gina Wideroff scored for the second time this season off a long pass from Kuzma, who was able to bypass the Bulldogs’ back line with the ball. Harvard kept the Yale defense on its toes, recording four shots in the half—all on goal...

Author: By Madeleine Smith, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Beats Yale, Stays Perfect in Ivies | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

...group, which has long condemned Harvard Management Company for paying what it says are exorbitant bonuses, called on Harvard to report how much of that money has been retracted after the endowment’s recent underperformance. According to HMC’s policies, which emphasize sustained, long-term growth, internal investment managers are awarded bonuses if they grow the value of the endowment above benchmarks set by the HMC Board, but those bonuses can be retracted in later years if the fund underperforms benchmarks...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Alumni Call for Lower HMC Pay | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

According to one neo, eventually a HUPD cop showed up and asked what was going on. When the neos explained it was part of a punch, reportedly HUPD said they could carry on, as long as they weren’t rude, or doing anything illegal...

Author: By Zoe A.Y. Weinberg | Title: Hasty Pudding Shields John Harvard from Dangerous Tourists | 10/21/2009 | See Source »

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