Word: excellent
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...supporters to see how their rivals had voted before they cast any of their choices, the Clinton supporters argued, enabling them to adjust their strategy on the fly if necessary. Rita Stephan, the 35-year-old precinct chairman, a college professor and self-described soccer mom, had used an Excel spreadsheet to generate the list and insisted there was no dark strategy behind the way the names were listed...
...majors turning into minors? Despite the bad news, that fate remains some way off. Big record companies still excel at winning their bands airtime or prime space on stores' shelves. And for every rebuff from a Madonna, there's an award for a Winehouse, thanks to support from tuned-in record execs. "It's all very well to say bands can do it all themselves; some don't want to," says Max Hole, executive vice president of Universal Music Group International, which oversees Winehouse's label. Many now acting alone admit they got a leg up from a record company...
...mail to Harvard faculty. “While I am sorry to lose him as a member of my staff, I am excited for him as he takes this next step,” Smith wrote. “I have no doubt that he will excel in his new role.” Faculty across a broad range of academic disciplines at DePauw expressed excitement at Casey’s appointment from a pool of over 200 original applicants. “When you hear Dr. Casey talk, you can’t help but feel his passion...
When prices are falling, few people have the discipline to buy stocks, a house, gold, art or any other asset. But those who do pull the trigger excel in the long run. As John D. Rockefeller famously said, "The way to make money is to buy when blood is running in the streets...
...little weird that Manteris' team of statisticians set the odds at exactly even. I was about to bet $100 that the first touchdown scorer had gone to a good school when my old Stanford roommate, Ben Wu, decided to run the numbers. According to Wu and perhaps this Excel document he sent me that I can't follow, there's only a 46.1% chance that the first touchdown will be scored by someone who went to a Top 100 school. Which did not stop me from placing my bet. Because real gambling isn't about the odds; it's about...