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...justice across the country–from Coca-Cola’s boardroom to the halls of America’s courthouses. One of the great strengths of Harvard is its extensive socio-economic diversity; Deval Patrick’s range of experience and passion for representing people from dissimilar backgrounds makes him a rare candidate who can represent the diversity of both Massachusetts and the Harvard campus...
...that students on both ends of the political spectrum are in this not just to get their targeted candidate into office, but to change America—at least for the next two years. The kinds of comments leaving the lips of all the debaters strike a chord not dissimilar from those on the professional circuit. But while they may look the part as they command the crowd in Harvard Hall, many of these politically involved undergrads don’t picture their names on a ballot any time soon...
...technology is coming to the equally fast-paced world of business. McLaren and its partner, British software company SmithBayes Ltd., are this week launching a business version of the team's "decision-engine" software. They believe that many companies, across a number of sectors, compete in environments not too dissimilar from F1 racing: countless variables and constant volatility. "Businesses make a lot of strategic decisions that involve uncertainties this software can track," says Simon Williams, ceo of SmithBayes. The software's potential corporate uses are wide ranging. Companies can use it to measure the risks and rewards of moving into...
...Dershowitz referred to Tribe in an interview with FM as “a phenomenal teacher and scholar” who had clearly made a “totally innocent mistake.”Though they are often grouped together, these three cases should be recognized as very dissimilar matters. Much of the fire aimed at Dershowitz came from critics that were strongly opposed to his ideological views; he maintains that he committed no plagiarism, but rather made reference to the original rather than secondary sources. There is no doubt that Ogletree’s book contained appropriated material...
Differences in life expectancies among dissimilar groups of American citizens are drastic, says a study released Monday by Harvard researchers Christopher J. L. Murray ’83, Sandeep C. Kulkarni ’04, and Majid Ezzati. Asian-American women from Bergen County, N.J., have the highest national life expectancy—91 years—while Native Americans from South Dakota can expect to live only 58 years. Just two years after Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards spoke of “two Americas”—haves and have-nots—the study...