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...Yesterday was definitely not British Airways' finest hour," its CEO Willie Walsh said in a statement. "We disappointed many people and I apologize sincerely. I take responsibility for what happened." It's a far cry from the feelings he exuded about the terminal's planned opening in an interview with TIME last year: "Judge me by it ... I'm very confident it will be a fantastic success...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chaos at Heathrow's New Terminal | 3/28/2008 | See Source »

...three seasons at Harvard, Ivy League batters still hit just .226 against him. Late-season gems like his one-hit shutout of Yale and his two-run, four-hit performance against Dartmouth have cemented Haviland’s status as one of Harvard’s finest starters in recent memory. The latter showing came on just three days rest, a performance that kept the Crimson in the race for the Rolfe Division title in late April.“He knows what he’s doing,” says Eadington, who is a lock for the second...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Last Hand for Harvard's Ace | 3/20/2008 | See Source »

...borrow it. That other car was clearly bad luck). She seemed a little distracted, but I decided to ignore it. We made it around the block, and Crazy Hair told me to try my hand at parallel parking. I decided it wasn’t my finest work—seeing as my car was perpendicular to the curb. She didn’t seem to agree.She leaned over to congratulate me, and I caught the faintest hint of cheap Pinot Grigio on her breath. My assessment of her sobriety was quickly confirmed as she took a dive...

Author: By Alyssa N. Wolff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Driving Miss Crazy | 3/19/2008 | See Source »

Roses are blooming this spring on everything from sandals and hair accessories to delicately encrusted pav pieces. Pink sapphires, diamonds and tourmalines adorn Leiber's one-of-a-kind clutch while Dior's bud ring blossoms on the hand. If the finest pavs are prized for smoothness, can there be a more perfect display of their brilliance than on a silky petal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Roses are blooming | 3/17/2008 | See Source »

...internationalists who stayed behind continued to work on the issues that embodied the finest aims of the Sandinista revolution - bringing healthcare and education to remote corners of the country, empowering women and peasants, providing micro-credit loans to farmers, and delivering drinking water and latrines to the rural poor. Today, many live simple lives eating rice and beans for breakfast, speaking a Spanish that drops the s at the end of words, a signature of a Nicaraguan accent. A group of several dozen of them gather each week to discuss social justice issues at the Casa Ben Linder, the Managua...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Twilight of the Sandal-istas | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

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