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...degree—a music degree that is. Receiving none of the formal training of her band mates, she relies on them to translate the songs that are in her head. “In the practice room, the Harvard diploma doesn’t tell me what key it’s in,” the singer says.A lack of professional training was just one of the challenges that the hopeful musicians faced trying to launch their music careers. “We moved to New York and got a few day jobs and thought that...
...Strategic Planning for Southwest Asia. Ellwood also lauded O’Sullivan for being well-liked among Kennedy School students. The Middle East expert is currently teaching “Geopolitics of Energy” and “Decision Making in Recent Crises: The Formulation and Consequences of Key Decisions on Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.” A graduate of Georgetown and Oxford, O’Sullivan previously worked in academia as an adjunct professor at Georgetown while serving as a fellow at the Brookings Institute from 1998-2001. —Staff writer Lauren D. Kiel...
...Iraq left a vacuum. In this vacuum have come men who call themselves the guardian of man. But they have killed millions. They have done this in the name of religion, although the Koran forbids killing." - During the annual Forum 2000 in Prague where global participants meet to discuss key issues facing civilization...
...while it may seem as if we don’t have any choice in the matter, there are ways to combat the post-shopping-period crash. The key is to prolong that initial sense of excitement that permeates the Coop in September—even once we realize we’re screwed. At that moment, instead of admitting failure, giving up, and declaring that life totally sucks, it’s hypothetically possible to stay starry-eyed. To see the coming semester as a puzzle. To pick and choose. To determine what’s actually necessary...
...slurry, a mixture of mostly water and fertilizer designed to protect trees and other flammable material from flames. The coating clings to vegeation and insulates it from the approaching inferno; the fertilizer helps the damaged areas regrow in the wake of the blaze. The powdery concoction is a key ingredient of a multi-pronged firefighting strategy; after the air drop, bulldozers and ground crews move in to cut a fire break designed to halt the advancing flames...