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...Harvard students identify as “crunchy granola,” the dining hall’s mix of grains and raisins can help to sustain you throughout the final thesis crunch. Mixed into yogurt, it will provide some carbohydrates without giving you the kind of sugar rush that will lead you to finally write 20 pages in one hour—only to discover that none of the pages are composed of words.While sucrose highs might make your thesis loopy, snacks can be an important part of the motivation process. On the rare occasion you leave your room...
...elections, a kindly, avuncular presence. But their real respect appears to be reserved for his father and grandfather, both noted Islamic clerics. Indeed, one of the main streets in town is named after Abdullah's father, Ahmad Badawi. A grilled-fish vendor named Ibrahim Anwar, coping with the lunchtime rush near Ahmad Badawi Avenue, is befuddled when asked why he plans to vote for Abdullah. Ibrahim stops to consider the question. After mulling it over for a good minute, he finally answers: "Well, he comes from a good family. That is why we like him and vote...
...Signal Success Your article "Signal Failure," on the theory of Dutch traffic engineer Hans Monderman that streets are actually safer without road signs, reminded me of an incident that occurred in Auckland one extremely wet weekday in winter [Feb. 25]. At 8 a.m., at the height of the rush hour, there was a major blackout that affected the entire city and lasted about four hours. All traffic lights were out. Police on point duty manned four major intersections in the CBD, and one or two others were manned for brief periods by public-minded citizens who did not mind getting...
...young man like Prince Harry, whose academic career was less than stellar, being called "exemplary" by two such distinguished figures could send a rush of blood to the head. Yet this exemplary soldier is now on the way home, withdrawn not only for his own safety but for the sake of the troops serving alongside him. The Prince's frontline deployment had been kept under wraps by British and international media outlets at the request of Britain's Ministry of Defence. Harry was due to deploy to Iraq last year, but his posting was canceled amid concerns that he would...
...collapse - including the Turkey Point nuclear power plant south of Miami - as electricity demand suddenly outstripped what was being produced. Some 3 million people from South Beach to Tampa to Daytona Beach lost power. No one was hurt; but Miami's already dysfunctional traffic was rendered hopelessly snarled for rush hour...