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...transition into Spanish lifestyle has been smooth. With about a month between the end of Harvard and his departure for Valencia, Ehrlich had time to refine his Spanish skills, which he last used his freshman year in Spanish...

Author: By Charlie Cabot, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Former Captain Brings Football to Spain | 1/28/2010 | See Source »

...winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for “The Mismeasure of Man,” developed the theory known as “punctuated equilibrium,” which describes evolution as a sporadic, jerky process over a period of time rather than a smooth, gradual change in traits...

Author: By Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gould’s Doctors Cleared By Jury | 1/26/2010 | See Source »

...decaying corpses in the long-term. Providing care to the afflicted, security, reuniting loved ones, and educating the youth are all things that would be more effectively delivered in the centralized environment of tent cities. Once people have been moved into temporary tent cities, work must be done to smooth their transition into more permanent cities. This is part of the second phase of Haiti’s reconstruction—the foundation of long term progress...

Author: By Dadu Mercier and Edad Mercier | Title: Haiti’s Rebirth | 1/26/2010 | See Source »

...algorithm can be trained to look for those common features, or more specifically, their shadows. (For instance, when you take a normal image and heighten the contrast, eye sockets can look like two dark circles.) But even if face detection seems pretty straightforward, the execution isn't always smooth. (See the 50 best inventions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Face-Detection Cameras Racist? | 1/22/2010 | See Source »

...With its wings clipped, JAL hopes for smooth progress under the ETIC. There will be no disruption in the payment of leasing fees or credits, and the airline will continue to honor frequent-flyer mileage and tickets. But some analysts wonder if JAL can continue to grow as a business during such a massive restructuring. Yasuhiro Matsumoto, senior analyst at Shinsei Securities in Tokyo, says he's split between whether bankruptcy and ETIC help is the best path for the airline. "It's clear that there's government support, but we don't know the future of JAL's business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan Airlines Files for Bankruptcy | 1/19/2010 | See Source »

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