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...World War II included 219 combat missions; he counted among his myriad awards an honorary title from the Queen of England. But Major General John (Jock) Henebry was best known as a member of the Grim Reapers, an élite group who mastered a dangerous but accurate technique called "skip bombing" that required flying low enough to make bombs skip along the surface of the water before hitting a ship. Among the missions he led: a bloody assault on the Japanese stronghold of Rabaul, New Britain Island, that became a turning point for the Allies...
...questions makes for a shared intellectual experience, which adds to the learning and also the fun.2.FM: Do you think that making your class available to students through the Extension School has the effect of devaluing it? Part of Harvard’s draw is the privilege to study with Skip Gates and Stephen Greenblatt and Michael Sandel—by offering the experience to anyone who signs up, students might feel slightly duped, despite it having no direct effect on them?MJS: I don’t think you should worry that giving others access to distance learning will somehow...
...sleep. If she is a woman then most probably she will be totally distracted by how she will manage to brave the traffic to pick up her children from school and have the warm iftar meal ready by 6 p.m., when the daily fast ends. She will usually skip work early. Banks also work shorter hours and are not open again for business after Iftar. In some countries like Saudi Arabia, offices close down completely during prayer - around half-an-hour five times a day - so good timing becomes of critical importance. In bustling Cairo, if the work that needs...
...you’ve ever told: “Don’t worry about those pics, no one’s judging you on facebook.” Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: This is what cool looks like. Favorite childhood toy: Skip-It. Sexiest physical trait: My friends. Favorite part about Harvard: Being able to live the dream every day. Describe yourself in three words: Can’t be stopped. In 15 minutes you are: Ballin’. In 15 years you are: Ballin?...
...launch a mass-market minicollection, Simply Vera. She has two fragrances and a line of diamonds and sells housewares, linens and china under her moniker. This list goes on and on. "It has been a labor of love," Wang says of her creations and career, if not always a skip down the aisle...