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...having fun and getting out there racing.” Winning the Ivy League is a definite possibility for this well-rounded and talented Crimson squad. Two NCAA Championship qualifiers—junior co-captain Alexandra Clarke and sophomore Kate Mills—and six athletes who combined to earn All-Ivy honors in eight events have all returned from last year, and have risen to the challenge to lead this young team in the pool. Clarke, who last year reset her own school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle and placed 21st in the 1,650-yard freestyle...
...Names don't have to be difficult to seem dangerous, of course; sometimes manufacturers earn their menacing rep rightly. There's nothing inherently scary about names like Morris or Philip, but flip them around and stick them together, and pretty soon you're thinking about lung cancer. The Altria Group, on the other hand - which is the new corporate handle by which Philip Morris prefers to be known - means nothing at all, and that is precisely the idea...
...they are sure to lose. They try out for leadership, for example, by finding out whether other kids are willing to follow them. Research has shown that boys who are taller than their peers in adolescence tend to have more dominant, self-assured personalities in adulthood. On average, they earn higher salaries in adulthood, even though the others may have caught up to them in height. (See 9 kid foods to avoid...
...also unclear why some suspects earn a one-way ticket north while others stay put. In 2004 guerrilla commander Simón Trinidad was extradited and convicted of conspiracy to kidnap three U.S. military contractors, even though he was only loosely linked to the crime. But Colombia's Supreme Court this month blocked President Uribe's order to extradite Alexander Farfán, the cruel rebel prison warden who is accused by those same American hostages of putting chains around their necks and threatening to execute them. Farfán faces federal charges in the U.S. and Colombia for hostage...
Cincinnati Calling. This ought to make your trip to Ohio a little less painful. Delta SkyMiles members who register at this website and fly before May 13, can earn at least 3,000 bonus miles for their first round-trip flight to or from Cincinnati. Flyers will also earn 10,000 extra miles for their fifth round-trip. The deal applies only to certain routes, including flights to Atlanta, Denver, L.A. and Philly. Check the website for details...