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Some of Western Europe's concerns will be on display for Ronald Reagan at the main diplomatic event of his controversial European visit, the annual economic summit meeting of seven leading industrial powers--the U.S., Britain, France, Italy, West Germany, Canada and Japan--that will take place in Bonn from May 2 to May 4. At the top of the summit agenda, along with problems of international trade, will be unhappiness over U.S. budget deficits, high interest rates and the uncertainties that the dollar is creating in European money markets...
...eroded more pan-European illusions. In 1971 France dropped its longstanding opposition to British membership in the Community, and Britain, along with Ireland and Denmark, formally joined in 1973. The expansion of a formerly tightly knit group offered enlarged economic possibilities, but also hampered cohesion. The original spirit of joint sacrifice splintered in frequent acrimony, especially after the two oil-price shocks of the decade weakened West European economies. By the early '80s, the once solid NATO consensus on defense also came under strain as a result of the drawn-out missile-deployment drama...
...detail of Einstein's physics can be tricky, but you don't need to understand it to appreciate the effect that his work has on our lives," says Caitlin Watson, program organizer of Britain's Einstein Year events. "Computers, iPods, mobile phones all came about because of Einstein's work on the photoelectric effect; gps and satellite navigation systems are only possible because of relativity." Einstein saw the world differently; check out these events if you want new insights into his weltanschauung...
...When the London marathon kicks off on April 17, thousands of spectators will watch some 40,000 entrants toil along the grueling course. At the same time, in gyms around Britain, other determined athletes will be seated on a Concept2 indoor rowing machine to row the marathon distance of 26 miles while they watch the runners pound the pavement on TV. The machine allows an oarsman to tackle the endurance challenge of a marathon, rowing a distance that's not practical on the water. Used for training by many of the medal-winning crews at the 2000 Sydney Olympics...
...biennial track meet, which traces its origin to 1894, when Yale first competed against Oxford, is unique as it pits America against Britain, joining the traditional rivals Harvard and Yale to face their English peers from Oxford and Cambridge...