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...green revolution introduced superior plant breeds and increased rice and wheat farmers' productivity. It has been widely credited with having prevented famine in Swaminathan's home country...
Harvard's other four goals came from superior playing and hard work during even strength play...
...super-religious, and only God meets their standards, usually have no time for mere mortals," says a retired agent who worked in the New York field office's Soviet division, where Hanssen was assigned from 1978 to '81 and again from 1985 to '87. "He thought he was mentally superior to his peers and probably his leadership," says Robert Bryant, former FBI assistant director. That subtle arrogance made him few friends there, and he was nicknamed Dr. Death for his sallow complexion, dark hair, black suits and humorless stare. Because he had no bedside manner, he was never sent...
...randomization, students are randomly assigned to Houses with the understanding that each House will be roughly similar to the others. That said, there are plusses and minuses to each House. Cabot, for instance, offers palatial rooms but is quite far from the center of campus. Adams, blessed with a superior location and a cushy dining hall, attracts lots of students at mealtime...
...well at picking up satellite signals, triangulating my position and noting it on a street map--as long as I was outdoors and had a clear view of the southern sky. But it's hard to recommend one device over the other. While the Legend has by far the superior size, shape and display, the clunkier, battery-sucking Geode has better databases and expandability. I suspect the Geode will be the first to tell me where I can find the nearest Fleet Bank (and save me the fee for using some other bank...