Word: slotting
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...compulsive behavior that psychiatrist Edward Hallowell dubs "screen-sucking" in his new book, CrazyBusy. Patricia Wallace, a techno-psychologist who directs the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth program, believes part of the allure of e-mail--for adults as well as teens--is similar to that of a slot machine. "You have intermittent, variable reinforcement," she explains. "You are not sure you are going to get a reward every time or how often you will, so you keep pulling that handle. Why else do people get up in the middle of the night to check their e-mail...
...Fraser, who slipped it neatly past McKee for the 4-2 lead.“Turned the momentum right around,” Donato said.Murphy iced the game 5:46 into the third, when McKee left the net to play the boards but the puck squirted back into the slot, where the winger barreled forward. Murphy launched one shot that hit a scrambling McKee in the back, but the rebound dribbled straight back out and the forward made the second one count.Murphy and Fraser both ended the night with four points—a solid night for the former...
...goal like that.” The Crimson finally took the lead at 17:34, thanks in part to a fortuitous bounce. Junior defenseman Dylan Reese’s shot caromed off of St. Lawrence forward Mike Zbriger and soared into the air, coming to rest in the slot, where Watters was waiting. “I just happened to be standing there, so I just kind of turned around and fired it on the net,” Watters said. Watters easily netted the loose puck, giving Harvard a 3-2 lead it would hold onto for the remainder...
...bright spot for the Crimson was the play of Clayton, who picked up Harvard’s lone point in his 6-4, 6-1 singles victory in the fifth slot...
...from South Korea. As a result, HRTV is highlighting several campus-centered features, including a show called “Wild on Harvard” which splices footage from Harvard parties, spiked with the addition of a dance beat and special effects, such as an occasional lightning bolt. This slot on the site currently displays a montage of the Harvard-Yale pep rally. “I’ve been on a number of lists passing around the link to the video, and I think people have been really impressed by the quality of the filming...