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...myth, of course, that the Great Wall of China is visible from space. Although LVMH chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault was unable to reverse that on a trip to the ancient world's most ambitious building project last Friday night, LVMH did succeed in floodlighting a fashion runway atop the wall, lighting up the stairway to the beacon towers at Juyongguan Pass, as well as the surrounding mountain tops and, to the surprise of some Chinese guests in an audience which included movie star Ziyi Zhang and the granddaughter of reformist leader, Deng Xiaoping, branding the hillsides with projections...
OMAHA, Neb.—Like the ancient Greeks who traveled hundreds of miles to hear the Oracle of Delphi, so went 98 Harvard students this weekend in search of business wisdom from the Oracle of Omaha—Warren Buffett.Buffett, whose estimated $52 billion fortune makes him the second-richest person in the world according to Forbes, spoke with about 20 other American business leaders on topics that ranged from formulating business strategy to balancing personal and professional interests.“Unconditional love is the most powerful force in the universe,” Buffett said...
...even though they scored right back—you still have the energy because you’ve said, ‘Hey, we can score.’”Sheeleigh, who leads Harvard in scoring this season, notched two goals to seal the deal against the Ancient Eight leaders. “Today was just so exciting because everyone came to play,” Sheeleigh said. “Everyone put in hard tackles, and it was just a team effort from start to finish. Everyone finally came together.”Freshman Gina Wideroff also...
...Princeton. The lightweight varsity finished with a 6-1 dual record a season ago, the lone loss coming at the hands of eventual national champion Cornell.But despite the Crimson’s strong seasons in 2006 and 2007, Cornell bested Harvard twice when it counted most. And in ancient rowing tradition, race winners take home the losing crews’ T-shirts along with their gold medals.Watching Cornell put on the Crimson colors is an unpleasant sight for any Harvard oarsmen—but especially for Mulcahy, who returned home to see the Cornell crew sporting his shirt during practice...
...Reilly, co-founder of the local Súgán Theatre Company, and produced by Allison B. Kline ’09, the play is this year’s Visiting Director’s Project. Zimmerman’s adaptation is a compilation of ten ancient Greek and Roman myths, some of which were taken from the original Ovid collection and others which were included because of their theatrical possibilities. She then rewrote the stories to include water as an underlying theme. “My original idea for the show was myths-in-water and the script...