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...distinction between Edelman’s current research and his previous research on filtering is his method of choice. He previously uncovered blocked websites by filtering a sample of approximately 500,000 websites and determining which ones were blocked...
...Heirloom— adj. Middle English. When used in relation to produce, this term describes vegetables that are grown through an open pollination method. This means the plant seed is pure—passed down like a material heirloom—through cultivation of successive generations of pure-bred plants. This is differentiated from many vegetables of the grocery store variety, which are often the product of hybrid seeds. i.e.: Grendel’s delicate palate couldn’t handle vegetables that were the products of bastard seeds; he was on a strictly heirloom diet...
...shell of the photographs, to escape their inherent formalism, and in certain instances it is hard to understand why the curator chose the images he did. Roadworks (1995), for example, with its outdoor setting and vast scale, never fully found its legs in this exhibition. When the orderly method of presentation is abandoned, as when two photographs are displayed on top of each other or without frames, it seems either too self-conscious or slightly cramped. The photographs themselves, laid-back and often cropped with irregular white borders, seem to be trying to get out of the constricting frames, even...
Princeton limited Harvard to just four corners for the game, the Crimson’s lowest total of the season. The Tigers always packed the edge of the circle and swatted away any balls that came in there, rendering that method of attack ineffective...
...honorees (to the top 5 percent of students for John Harvard Scholarships, and the next 5 percent for Harvard College Scholarships) is a step in the right direction; it increases the value of each award, making the scholarships somewhat more meaningful. The recommendation is misguided, however, in its revised method of choosing the winners of the awards. Honors should be awarded based on individual achievement—an absolute GPA cutoff—rather than achievement versus one’s classmates. Outstanding work should be recognized and honored regardless of how many other students have produced equally outstanding work...