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...worry that he will let student affairs fall to the wayside. Gross will not have as much time to devote to student affairs as his predecessor, former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68, and that is where Kidd is meant to pick up the slack...
Security experts are willing to cut Microsoft a lot of slack. In some ways, they say, Windows is a victim of its success. if rival operating systems like Linux or Mac OS had a 95% market share, the virus writers would be hard at work probing them for holes. Whether they would find as many is a different question altogether. Linux and, to a lesser extent, Mac OS are open source, which means they're subject to constant peer review by engineers and software writers all over the world. The energy that goes into finding fault with Windows exists...
...wild card," notes James Mitchell, analyst at the brokerage firm Putnam Lovell. "He hasn't been out front before. That's where he's really got to pick up the slack." Prince doesn't necessarily accept that. "Everybody's personality is different," he told TIME. "I don't expect to see myself in the society pages." That's fine with Citi's board. "What good is a high profile?" says Richard Parsons, who is CEO of AOL Time Warner (which publishes TIME) and a Citi director. "We need somebody who can actually do some stuff...
...America, and the rest from Europe. "Over the past two years, with concerns about travel and the war in Iraq, we've seen a decrease in requests from the U.S.," says Regency's Sara Gennari. But, she hastens to add, European clients - especially Brits - are helping pick up the slack. WeddingItaly coordinator Laura Frappa says that the Americans who form the bulk of her company's business have been deterred more by the weak exchange rate than by fears of terrorism or anti-Americanism. Part of the appeal of a destination wedding is that it can actually save money...
...just 2 MB of memory, two hours of battery life and the old Palm OS 4.1, it can't be as quick and versatile as a full-size PDA. Fossil recommends that you stick to applications "designed for the smaller screen size." You'll have to cut it some slack for not having the latest Palm features like Wi-Fi connectivity, a built-in camera or a color screen. Still, it will free up space in your increasingly crowded pockets, and it's a guaranteed conversation starter--at least in some circles. Oh, yes, it also tells time, with customizable...