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...face of the earth, such a statement probably would have prompted a follow-up question about what exactly the program’s replacement might be. At Harvard, however, it was enough to provoke a firestorm. This newspaper lead its coverage with the headline, “College Pulls Plug on Prefects,” and the prefects themselves, whose tears stained The Crimson’s coverage and garnered great sympathy across campus, were up in arms. For then-new Associate Dean for Advising Programs Monique Rinere, it was the worst first week on the job ever. For everyone...
...When I queued it up on the iPod, it started exactly where I had left off on the MacBook. If you are going to watch movies on an iPod, Apple folks suggest that you turn off widescreen playback, to maximize the screen. But if you dock your iPod and plug into a TV, remember to switch it back...
...security initiative to upgrade its surveillance cameras, with 310 installed now and 200 more planned. But we remain unconvinced that enough has been done to make the Boston subway system as secure as it needs to be. We strongly support Barrios in his efforts to appropriate enough money to plug these holes...
...according to Goel, residents of Kirkland would rather take a hike downstairs than plug in at their desks...
...couple of notable nonstarters. The London Futures and Options Exchange halted its property futures in 1991 four months into trading, after a scandal erupted over dummy trades. In 1993 the Chicago Board of Trade, with help from Shiller and Case, readied its own foray but then pulled the plug prelaunch. The nature of houses is an impediment, says Craig Pirrong, professor of finance at the University of Houston, because speculators crave volatility and home prices change slowly--and even within one city, there can be vast differences in values...