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...briefed her about regarding its interrogation techniques - she was met by a wall of dozens of cameras. There's always been a lot of media interest in the first female Speaker, but Pelosi is learning the hard way that there's a difference between receiving attention for being a pioneer and receiving attention for fouling...
...years. The archipelago's coral reefs can also provide an invaluable testing ground for scientists. "Coral is the bedrock of our nation," says Azeez, who works at a coral-research and -regeneration facility at the Banyan Tree resort. With enough investment, he reckons the country can not only pioneer methods to mitigate rising waters, but also provide a vital gauge of how nature itself can adapt to the ravages of global warming. Far more populous low-lying countries, from Bangladesh to the Netherlands, will watch with interest. "Very small places can offer very big answers," says Ahmed Moosa, the editor...
...does a good job making people feel involved with lots of interactive demonstrations, and always being accessible,” says Gregory D. Brockman ’12, one of Malan’s students. Creating podcasts and holding weekly lunches for students, Malan seeks to be a pioneer in ways that extend beyond the material he teaches. He is breaking new ground by making the course available online to people outside the Harvard community, holding virtual office hours that enable students to communicate with him or a Teaching Fellow via the course Web site. Malan, who was first appointed...
...producing content for global consumption can be hugely expensive. MIT, an open-courseware pioneer that since 2002 has published text materials such as lecture notes and syllabi for about 85% of its curriculum, spends more than $10,000 per course to compile, publish and license text materials; classes with videos cost twice as much...
...though. If we don’t know what to call it, we can’t sell it.’ I was abandoned,” Williamson says. With a lack of support for her musical endeavors, Williamson took the self-motivated route and became a pioneer of independent music. “I like it. It’s freedom. You don’t have to depend on the big boys—and they’re boys, all right,” she says, alluding to the male-dominated mainstream music industry that unsuccessfully...