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...really good, and some engineering advances have muddied the process. Part of all cars' armory from 2002-'07 was traction control, an electronic aid that kicks in when the rear wheels begin to spin or slide. Say you're driving through a tight corner in the rain. At the midway point you floor the accelerator. Because an F1 car is both ultra-light and ultra-powerful, your action would surely cause the rear wheels to spin and the car to slide out of control. But not with the magic of traction control, which overrides your foot and cuts power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Showing Their Metal | 3/27/2008 | See Source »

Starting off on the right foot, the Crimson broke through a neck-and-neck struggle with the Engineers midway through the first game with two aces from Weintraub and six kills from junior captain Brady Weissbourd. Harvard continued on to breeze through the frame for a 30-22 victory...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Suffers Dissappointing Loss | 3/20/2008 | See Source »

...we’d have to be tripping over Ethernet cables in class to achieve such levels of distraction. Now, with Harvard boasting a nearly “wireless campus,” we can discreetly Facebook-stalk even in Expos. But why is it that so often, midway through crafting a comment on some embarrassing photo, the connection gives out?Even though FAS Information Technology reports a continuous effort to fix wireless problems on campus, Harvard students still gripe. The 2006-2007 Annual Undergraduate Computer Survey, based on 2951 responses, shows a noticeable difference in satisfaction between the River...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Reading the Signals | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

...Green said. “Everybody’s fighting hard out there but we’ve got to get healthy as a team. Even though we have the right soldiers, we have to get the soldiers out there ready to go.” Midway through the doubles portion, it looked like Harvard had a chance to earn the point. With a big Crimson lead in the No. 2 position, the doubles point came down to the No. 3 contest. At that spot, junior Laura Peterzan and senior Vilsa Curto—who is also a former associate...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson’s Losing Streak Continues | 3/17/2008 | See Source »

...committee then discussed ways to improve midterm grade reports, a little known practice in which faculty are expected, but not required, to report on their students’ progress midway through the semester. This allows resident deans, who often know the bigger picture about a student, to discuss problems with students early...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CUE Discusses Tying Grade Reports to Course Evaluations | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

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