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...myth of coming to Harvard is "sink or swim," most first-years might be forgiven for anticipating a life on the ocean floor...
...double bed) with a view out the window and a chair across the way. There was also a berth near the ceiling, accessible by ladder, to be pulled down later. However eccentric its facilities, the "room" offered more space and privacy than the "standard" compartment--with its fold-down sink and unenclosed toilet--that we had shared on the train from New York. Lesson No. 2: Trains are not hotels...
...Jarrett may be one of the smallest warships in the Navy fleet, but it packs a wallop. It carries 1,100-lb. Standard missiles, which are capable of blasting enemy aircraft out of the sky 20 miles away. And its Harpoon missiles, weighing nearly 1,400 lbs., can sink an enemy ship more than 60 miles away. The Jarrett has a pair of SH-60 Seahawk helicopters on its fantail, poised for search and rescue, antisubmarine warfare, supply runs and special operations. The ship also boasts a 3-in. gun, torpedoes and antiaircraft weapons...
...Internet? Easy. Choose your topic, pick a dotcom domain name, get Web hosting and start scribbling. Cost: less than $400 a year. Want to launch a successful magazine printed on dead trees about the Internet? Not so easy. Consider not only the minimum $15 million you'll sink into paper, printing, distribution and advertising before you see a single issue; consider the intense competition for your target market's eyeballs: Wired, Red Herring, Business 2.0, Internet Week, Yahoo Internet Life (plus TIME's sister publications, TIME Digital and FORTUNE's eCompany Now, set to appear in April and May, respectively...
...explains, "The opera had a number of 'tough spots' where we either didn't want to or couldn't afford to do things as they were traditionally done...Killing the Queen of the Night by having the light dissolve her shadow was our alternative to the stage direction, 'They sink into the earth.'" Shadgett credits the opportunity for creativity to "the producer, Mary Whitman ['01], [who] took care of all of the logistics with such extraordinary competence that the creative directors could just concentrate on being creative...