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...though it's not yet clear how big the Bank of England's lifeline is, the central bank's cash means savers' own deposits are safe. "If I were a depositor, knowing I have the Bank of England behind me is probably the safest place to be," said Adam Applegarth, Northern Rock CEO. That didn't stop lines forming outside some of the firm's branches, with savers keen to pull their pounds...
Call it a sideways moment. New Zealand vintners Sam Neill and Adam Peren are surveying a rugged hillside vineyard and discussing why Pinot Noir is the most sensuous and elusive of wines. "If Pinot were a woman, she'd be Audrey Tautou in Amélie," says Neill. "Kristin Scott Thomas," offers Peren. "No, Kristin's a dry Riesling," Neill insists...
...together as a team yesterday to shut down and shut out Vermont. Harvard’s defense, composed of juniors Marcel Perl and Michael Giammanco and sophomores Kwaku Nyamekye and Chey Im, kept the attacking Catamounts (11 shots) at bay. “The whole back four, including [goalie] Adam Hahn, had a really solid game,” coach John Kerr said. Fucito, who was recently named to Top Drawer Soccer’s National Team of the Week, had a key showing. He registered the Crimson’s second goal of the match, and assisted...
...elusive goal came off of the seventh Harvard corner kick of the day. Sophomore Adam Rousmaniere played the ball across the goalmouth, where junior defender Marcel Perl was waiting unguarded on the far post...
...Wireless joined music forces. They're all chasing a digital download business that the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry says grew to $2.1 billion in 2006, or 11% of all recorded music sales, as more artists embrace it. "Any band that's resistant to it is crazy," says Adam Levine, lead singer of Grammy-winning L.A. group Maroon 5, which gave a jumping 35-minute live performance at London's Ministry of Sound nightclub as part of Nokia's launch. According to Ovum analyst Jonathan Arber, Nokia is frustrated that operators' own cellular music download services, "have ramped...