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...game proved Delaney-Smith’s point to be a valid one and the team learned how to tweak its approach to achieve a successful result...

Author: By Elyse N. Hanson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Basketball Keeps Eye on Ball, Title | 3/4/2005 | See Source »

...challenge is figuring out what to do with that knowledge. The possibilities for applying it to the classroom, workplace and doctor's office are tantalizing. "If something is genetic, it means it must be biological. If we can figure out the biology, then we should be able to tweak the biology," says Richard Haier, a psychology professor who studies intelligence at the University of California at Irvine. Maybe Summers' failure was not one of sensitivity but one of imagination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Says A Woman Can't Be Einstein? | 2/27/2005 | See Source »

...achieved without Letta's help, the Prime Minister was cleared last month of bribery charges dating back two decades. So, with his judicial matters resolved and his coalition stabilized, Berlusconi, with Letta at his side, is planning for the future. He announced a proposal in December to tweak the electoral law in a way likely to benefit his center-right coalition in the May 2006 elections. Even more controversial is his plan to overturn the so-called "equal time" rule that currently bans campaign advertising on television. Berlusconi, of course, owns Italy's three main private TV stations. Not everyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Silvio's Lucky Charm | 1/9/2005 | See Source »

...won’t be changing what has proved to be a very successful strategy, blueliners will certainly be conscious of the greater distance they need to cover and the larger seams any misstep will leave open to an opponent’s attack. And that, in turn, will tweak the split-second calculation that precedes riskier defensive efforts...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Minnesota Poses Icy Challenge | 12/21/2004 | See Source »

...five-point weekend, leads Harvard with 14 points, courtesy of four goals and 10 assists—both team-highs—followed by freshman forward Jon Pelle, senior forwards Andrew Lederman and Brendan Bernakevitch and Welch. But maintaining those numbers has required the Crimson to remain flexible and tweak its strategy...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Power Play Third in Country | 12/1/2004 | See Source »

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