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...still possible to knock back a stiff gin-and-tonic for a buck? Though Drake concedes that Face is "certainly a high-risk project," the initial response from the glitterati has been positive, and plans are afoot to add a Middle Eastern restaurant, as well as to convert the building's upper floors into a spa and boutique hotel. The new venues are also eyeing the tantalizing possibility of recouping their substantial investment from just a handful of well-heeled customers, given that Nike, Reebok and other sporting-goods manufacturers are rumored to be scouting Beijing for corporate-hospitality venues...
...Hinkle says the session was a modest success. “As always there’s great new ideas and ideas that we’ve already thought about and worked on,” he says. But he says it will be challenging for the Brattle to convert the abstract suggestions into a concrete plan of action. He mentions a discussion of “how to present a program that seems of value to donors.” When asked what that means, specifically, he laughs. “What does that mean? I don?...
...latest version of the Nokia PC Suite comes in very handy. For starters, it synchs with Outlook painlessly, copying your calendar and contacts right over. It let me browse all of the music on my PC and copy over any MP3 I wanted. It offered to convert the MP3s to a more streamlined format, but when I said OK, it failed. Whatever the case, I was able to choose any MP3 as my incoming call ringtone...
...Crimson will not have the kind of offensive opportunities it has had all season, and so it will have to convert more efficiently...
...close play. Prior to the offensive flurry, neither team held a lead larger than two goals.Harvard had its share of opportunities to pull away with the victory. The Crimson drew nine-man advantages throughout the game, two of which came in the final four minutes, but failed to convert on either of them.Freshman Spencer Livingston, senior John Voith, and Garcia all recorded deuces in the effort. Livingston also caused four of the nine ejections in the game. Sophomore keeper Jay Connolly made 13 saves to slow the Pomona offense.HARVARD 9, OCCIDENTAL 3Later that day, the Crimson pulled...