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...family in the eye and said, "We're going to help you be the best you can be-as a football player, but also as a scholar. We want you to do the best you can in the classroom as well." They've allowed me to miss practices for labs, allowed me to miss meetings for pre-med classes. I know when I won, they were elated. My teammates have understood the whole way that I'm a student too. These are the guys you sweat with day in and day out. They understand how hard I work in both...
...stream of e-mails and texts, but keep in mind that they're rife with potential for misinterpretation. A dashed-off note mentioning a brilliant new co-worker might have been idle chatter for you, but it could throw your partner into paroxysms of jealousy - particularly between couples who miss each other, haven't seen each other in weeks and might be feeling a little insecure. So, that means you have to talk. West says he and his girlfriend communicate through "daily e-mail and text messages, and many phone calls in a week." He often uses instant-messaging with...
...bailout plan, which depends on a massive infrastructure-building spree to boost the economy.) Such growth would be unachievable in other economies. But China remains a special mixture of raging capitalism resting on a foundation of state domination. "People who don't follow China on a regular basis can miss some of the underlying drivers of growth," says Arthur Kroeber, a Beijing-based economist, who cites factors such as changing demographics, the adoption of new technology from developed countries and rapid urbanization...
...Christmas parade) and draw attention to their department store. The employees marched six miles, from Harlem to Herald's Square, dressed as clowns, knights and cowboys. Marching bands and animals from the Central Park Zoo accompanied the parade's first floats: The Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe, Miss Muffet and Red Riding Hood. The event attracted a quarter of a million people and was deemed a roaring success. Macy's decided to make it an annual event...
Cambridge might be getting colder, but that clearly isn’t an issue for Evelyn L. Hu or David R. Clarke, who will be leaving the sunny beaches of California for the soon-to-be icy paths of Harvard Yard. “I really miss the seasons,” Hu said. “I don’t mind the cold.” Hu—currently a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)—was recently appointed a professor of applied physics and electrical...