Word: watermarked
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...watermark in the Great Lakes depends on the weather. A hot, dry spell means not only less rainfall but a higher rate of evaporation from the lakes' surfaces. But precipitation has been above normal for 15 of the past 18 years, and temperatures have grown cooler. September, for example, is usually a dry month, but it brought drenching rains to the Great Lakes basin. In October Lake Michigan crept to an average of 581.6 ft. above sea level, more than a foot higher than a year earlier and topping its 20th century record of 581 ft., set in 1974. Lakes...
...class of 2007. Aisner attributed the decrease in applications to the fallout from the internet boom. “The number of applications received for 2004 was probably an aberration, it was the pent up demand after the internet boom so that is probably too high a watermark,” said Aisner. “Now we are seeing more of a return to normalcy with the number of applications being in the 6000-7000 range.” The admission rate to Harvard Business School is 16 percent, according to the HBS website. Students pursuing a Harvard...
...takes is a tiny watermark or pencil scribble to send Sarah Kianovsky pouring over hundreds of files, calling art dealers or catching a plane to Europe...
Henry Adams took a decidedly negative outlook on his time at Harvard, writing, “Four years of Harvard College, if successful, results in an autobiographical blank, a mind on which only a watermark has been stamped.” His descendant Joe Scott hopes to leave something bigger to the College by starting a Harvard Hot Air Ballooning Society this spring. He enjoys his classes. Still, a part of him will always be back on the ranch...
...January morning in old Shanghai, and the sky is the color and density of oatmeal, feebly lit by an orange disc as vague as a watermark. In urban China in the 21st century, this is known as a sunny day. At an outdoor marketplace, a teeming tenement of narrow stalls and alleys, clamoring vendors peddle knockoff Rolex watches and Nike sneakers, pirated videos, severed ducks' heads and trussed pink pigs. Into this tumult strides a 2.13-meter alien from the imperial courts of the U.S. But he is no tourist...