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...Season 7, that gem was Brooke White, who, although placing fifth in the overall competition, brought new life to the show with her folksy yet sophisticated vocals and self-accompaniment. With these tools at the ready and a much larger following in tow, White has delightfully crafted her second album (the first since her American Idol appearance), “High Hopes and Heartbreaks.” Fans of White may have become tired of hearing her compared to Carly Simon and Carole King, but there is really no better way to describe her. A gentle rasp gives her vocals...
...Program, now in its second year, allows students to apply to HBS in their junior year. Those accepted work for two years after their college graduations before entering the Business School. This year’s 2+2 “cohort” will graduate from...
...recent academic history, I admit, looks more like the first option than the second. When the wind starts to bite, generally in late October, I often find myself hopelessly facing a pile of books full of pristine, note-free margins. It’s a vicious cycle—such a situation can be so upsetting that I fail to open even one. And then, when the time comes to sell the volumes back, I can’t remember why I bought them in the first place...
...second-year students David C. Tian and Kirsten Austad, who have been lobbying administrators for tighter conflict of interest policies, wrote in a joint e-mail to the Times that “it is hard to imagine that this new policy is not somehow related to the past advocacy efforts of students...
...solution favored by the White House is to pressure Karzai into installing a powerful second in command: a Prime Minister who would run the government's day-to-day functions. Abdullah himself is a possible candidate, as is another presidential contender, former World Bank official Ashraf Ghani, who is Pashtun. Both men have clean reputations and some administrative experience, although it is far from clear that they have the political skills to navigate Afghanistan's multiethnic society...