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...peeled banana. Rows of blue ashtrays lined up against a bright yellow background. A baby girl playing in the sand. Get the connection? Neither do I. Yet it is the very randomness of the electronic images displayed in Ben Benjamin's superbad.com one of nine websites showcased in the Biennial Exhibition, through June 4 at the Whitney Museum in New York City, that makes the site so intriguing. As you struggle to make sense of it all, you find yourself drawn deeper and deeper into its playful maze...
...tackle today's big intelligence-gathering challenges. These include not just analysis of scientific data intercepted abroad or detection of biological and chemical weapons, but also running techno-spies as field-deployed case officers. Says CIA recruiter Gilbert Medeiros: "We're looking for more of those with a technical background so they can talk technical out in the intelligence-collection world." The CIA, which once recruited at 190 colleges and universities, now focuses on 66, almost all of which have strong science and technical programs. The agency's traditional recruiting grounds, Ivy League schools like Princeton and Yale, last year...
...goes lame; the unassuming little chestnut wins a race. "A football game is one story, one day a week. That's boring," a track addict explains to his son. "A day at the races is thousands of stories, with grass around, trees around, a breeze, some mountains in the background." Smiley tells just a few of those stories, but it makes for a fine...
...actually the only person on the staff with a library background as opposed to a warehousing background," says Schneiter. He's the assistant director of the Harvard University Libraries and oversees depository--and his office is in Holyoke Center...
Stanford officials were convinced that Hennessy's background formed the perfect mix to lead the school. According to a Stanford University press release, Hennessy was the sole nominee presented to the Board of Trustees. The 17-member search committee reviewed 400 prospects, including three Harvard administrators. The full board concurred unanimously with the committee's choice at a special meeting on April...