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...have to do anything awful it usually goes pretty smoothly. We have an automatic "last time" circuit that kicks in and can get us over the hump most of the time. But this was the dreaded "second to last time," for which there is no magic brain circuitry or motto to get you through. It is just another trip up the hill, and if there have been several before this (in this case, three) then you are guaranteed to be pretty tired and running short on simplistic tricks from some sports psychology book...
...through church records and birth rolls will only get you so far in reconstructing your family tree. For the really deep stuff, you must look to your genes, and Bryan Sykes, professor of human genetics at the University of Oxford, is there to help you. His company, Oxford Ancestors (motto: "We put the Genes in Genealogy"), can identify portions of your DNA that chronicle an unbroken chain of descent back to the Stone Age. All it takes is a swab from the inside of your cheek...
...here. Steve grew up near Pewaukee, Wis., and lived on the site of an old lakeside amusement park that his grandfather had taken over and subdivided. His dad was in media too: he owned a billboard company. Steve attended the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (Department of Serendipity: its motto is Excellence). In 1981, he became a reporter in the Business section, just in time to catch the din of the roaring '80s. He helped chronicle the rise of the business celebrity, writing covers on Michael Eisner and Ralph Lauren, and the consumer side of business, like "Gridlock...
...once knew a man who was a heroic drunk. He left mess and destruction in his wake - broken glasses, smashed furniture, bounced checks, bitter and exhausted wives. His motto, which he stole from the British classicist Benjamin Jowett, was a line he would slur grandly to the barroom after 10 or 12 drinks: "Never apologize! Never explain...
Those who visit the websites will not receive diplomas or course credit, but they will be better off by having been exposed to information presented by scholars in every field. The University’s basic philosophy, succinctly expressed in its motto Veritas, should continue to be a commitment to the pursuit of knowledge. By freely offering others new educational opportunities, Harvard will both promote intellectual curiosity and further the quest for truth...