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...items on my shopping list: light bulbs, and a mop. The small, dusty general store at which I began my quest had no mops or screw-in bulbs, although it did have bayonet-style bulbs for anyone with the appropriate fittings. I found the bulbs I needed at a specialist lighting shop across the road. At a second general store a few minutes walk away I found a mop. Actually, the mop came in two parts: a long wooden handle and the mop end. But the two pieces didn't match each other, so the shop owner found a screw...
...Goffredo, and if last year is any indication, the captain will not disappoint. As he showed in going 8-of-10 from downtown in a game against the Big Green last season, Goffredo has the ability to go off at any point. As a result, this three-point specialist will look to cash in on Housman’s increased ability to lead the team.But what will help the duo’s chemistry all the more took place far away from Lavietes Pavilion, Boston, or even New England. Think sandy beaches and sunny weather versus cobblestone streets and cold...
Matriculants to elite colleges like Brown or Harvard already have the skills to succeed. An elite college student is either a well-rounded jack-of-all-trades or a specialist in one discipline. The admits who have a strong background in the liberal arts have already proven their all-around excellence; the specialists have demonstrated that they can flourish on their own turf and should not be subjected to fields that may hold them back. In fact, the one thing they share is an inability to benefit from a core curriculum...
...Today a new generation of hedge-fund billionaires and Chinese and Russian kleptocrats is part of an ocean of capital flowing into galleries and auction houses. "There seem to be no limits to what people will pay, and in every kind of art," says art-tax specialist Ralph Lerner, whose clients include some of the country's biggest collectors...
...School—sees his company, Bolger Strategic, as oriented more towards counseling than admissions. “Personal fulfillment is more important than some kind of academic bottom line,” says Bolger. “I might be more of a life coach than an admissions specialist.”Other students are seeking to fill a niche. TransferAdmit, founded in 2006 by Anthony J. Inguaggiato III ’07, claims to be the first consulting company focused solely on transfer admissions. Inguaggiato, a transfer from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania...