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...Japanese made along the strategic waterway known as "The Slot," between Bougainville and Guadalcanal. Using long-range teleradios, the Coastwatchers were able to intercept Japanese communications and pass on real-time intelligence about supply runs, troop movements and air raids. As well, working with indigenous people like Gasa, the Coast-watchers charted shorelines, prepared landing beaches, provided guides through the jungle and helped in the rescue of Allied servicemen whose boats or planes had been destroyed. Lord writes that in the central Solomons, where U.S. troops experienced some of the bloodiest fighting of World War II, the Coastwatchers were...
TIME Do you ever get lonely out there in Seattle, with most of the other big banks based on the East Coast? KERRY KILLINGER Well, with my job, I'm traveling more than half the time. But I've always felt there was an advantage in being a retailer, which we are, and coming out of the Pacific Northwest. Customer expectations are very high. If you're successful in the Northwest, you tend to export that successfully around the country. We have a disproportionate number of industry-leading retailers here: Starbucks, Costco, Nordstrom, Amazon...
...example, I’ve learned the art of choosing the perfect beach. Half Moon Bay is located right on Highway 1, making it the ideal drive along the ocean. The coast is shaped to create alcoves that make fantastic areas to look for interesting wildlife. Best of all, it is not nearly as crowded as most beaches. The tradeoff, though, is the weather: located so close to San Francisco, Half Moon Bay adopts the city’s sharp winds and low temperatures (at least by Californian standards). Santa Cruz may be a better choice for some, where...
...share of common prefrosh anxieties: he isn’t sure what he will study or which clubs he’ll join. He feels an obligation to his parents to do well in college. A native of Westminster, Calif., he has only been to the East Coast a few times and can’t predict how he’ll react to moving 3,000 miles from home to attend Harvard...
...think I’m most excited about the environment. I’ve only been to the East Coast once, and I really liked it,” Tran said. “I also feel that Harvard will provide a very intellectual and stimulating environment where I can feed off other people’s intellectualism...