Word: turfing
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...seniors leave an invaluable parting gift for the field hockey program: the Crimson's best season in almost a decade and a successful transition to turf. The move from grass to turf could have been disastrous for the first couple years of play, but it has instead proved to be the spark Harvard needed to become one of the top teams in the nation...
...which still has an important chunk of their schedule to race, will host, along with MIT, the National Team Racing Championships. The Crimson is one of the favorites heading into the races, which takes place on the Charles River from June 3-5. After those races on their home "turf", Harvard heads off to the choppy waters of the Atlantic from June 6-8 for the Dinghy Nationals...
...When his efforts at containing communism through legislation failed, Lynch decided to meet the professors on their own turf. In December, 1950 a debate was held in Emerson Hall between Lynch and alleged reducator, History Professor Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. '38. The topic was "How to Combat Communism...
...What the TiVoistas are secretly hoping is that Microsoft's recent entry into their turf will indirectly aid them. Redmond has the deep pockets to spend on ads that explain how a PVR works - ones much more direct and widely broadcast than TiVo's too-clever-by-half "male itch" ads. But Ultimate TV is still in its buggy and relatively featureless infancy; as with all Microsoft products, it's best to wait for version 2.0. So if the ads feed a need but discerning consumers try out both systems when they actually get to the store, TiVo wins. Right...
...answering e-mail from employees and colleagues around the world or talking on his mobile phone, pausing only occasionally to take in the stunning view of Nairobi 16 floors below. Like most cyber-ceos, Makatiani is in a constant hurry to stake out an ever-larger chunk of online turf, build his company's brand and make money. He travels across Africa, to Europe or to the U.S. every other week, runs to relieve stress and grabs short-break holidays on the Kenyan coast with his wife when he can. But while he may exhibit all the attributes of turn...