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...Between our work-hard/party-hard lifestyle, any time or energy for actual solitary reflection is lost—as is any moment for original thought and conscious direction of purpose. And thus many of us unsurprisingly head to posh post-graduation destinations. We are so busy thinking about the micro rather than the macro that we get to senior year without a clear purpose of why we are here and who we want to be. While some of us mindlessly pursue the status symbols, the more passive amongst us ambivalently follow along, soothed by the potential for easy money...
...remarkable concentration of development scholars doing transformational work. The Center for International Development is home to a large and diverse group of these faculty and the research undertaken by the scholars affiliated with CID covers a wide spectrum. Globalization, women’s issues, health and education, micro-credit, international trade, and the impact of civil war and conflict are all being examined from a development perspective. And CID has provided support to literally hundreds of undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students, offering training, funding for research and internships, and a multidisciplinary community in which to learn...
...think that he’ll bring a combination of micro and macro history that’s really exciting,” Gordon said. “He has a real talent for taking the particulars of medieval history and presenting them in an interesting way to a large audience...
...Smail] is at a relatively early stage in his career, but he’s already written two excellent books,” Gordon said. “He is very focused at a micro level on particular places and times, but he also asks large questions with big implications about culture and society generally and about the medieval world in general...
...first nonlinear digital-editing systems, started Pixar in 1983 and developed the first computer-animation systems, which led to breakout hits like Toy Story and Finding Nemo. Hewlett-Packard plans to deliver 1,000 workstations and high-end storage equipment for producing video games and visual effects. Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron 64-bit processors drive Letterman's computer network, the entertainment industry's largest. As a result, one digital artist can churn out visuals that used to require six or more to complete. "Now that our capacity has expanded quite a bit," says Lucas, "I think we can sort...