Word: specializing
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...notice that the Shuffle isn't entirely buttonless. They've simply been moved to a new set of Apple proprietary headphones, required to use the device. (Notice how well Apple's PR photo hides that fact?) Users wanting to use their own existing headphones will have to purchase a special adapter cable. If Apple didn't have such a vindictive history against buttons, it would be easy to write off the new "buttonless" Shuffle as a marketing ploy...
Shenanigans? Housing Day Eve? FlyBy was intrigued. From whence did this the ritualistic traditions of “River Run” stem? “The notion of appealing to the gods for special attention to their [freshmen’s] wishes has really surfaced in the last couple years,” said Dingman. But, of course, we wanted to know more. Who was the first Harvardian to supplicate himself before the river gods in hopes of avoiding the quad…and Dunster…and Mather…yes even Mather though this is sweet...
...championships,” Morawski recalled. “She held off the top Princeton swimmer who competed in the Olympics. Going against someone who’s in the top eight and who caught up after five laps and still keeping her from overtaking the race was a special moment for Mills.”Her top speed and great swimming form made Mills stand out from the rest. She qualified for the NCAA Championships—taking place at Texas A&M’s Student Rec Center Natatorium in College Station—where she, junior Alexandra...
...Transfer students have brought to the student body a special kind of the diversity that Harvard prizes. In addition to simply generating exceptional candidates who belonged at Harvard, transfer admissions also brought in students from very distinct institutions. Deep Springs, a two-year, all-male college and ranch in the California desert, is considered one of the most selective and intellectually engaged undergraduate institutions in the country. Formerly, significant numbers of its graduates finished their undergraduate careers at Harvard. Moreover, typical transfer classes included students from all of the military academies who had distinguished themselves in particularly difficult environments...
...bill passed this year. And while the Administration has not held an energy summit as it did for health care, Obama has had an easier time hiring and confirming staff on the environmental front than on the economy or health-care fronts. For example, Obama's special adviser for green jobs, Van Jones, started work at the White House's Council for Environmental Quality on Monday. "There is more action and emphasis than we've ever seen before," says Phyllis Cuttino, director of the Pew Environment Group's Domestic Climate Campaign. "We've seen more commitment from this Congress than...