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...democracy in an otherwise turbulent Middle East. In addition to the politically historic progress of the democratically adopted Status Of Forces Agreement between the U.S. and Iraq, Iraqis’ quality of life has improved. According to the Brookings Institute, telephone subscribers in Iraq have increased by 17 fold and internet subscribers have increased by 183 fold from prewar levels, and there were more than 400 independent media sources as of two years ago while none existed before the war. While it’s easy to focus on the headline making, day-to-day difficulties of war, historians will...
...followed—after taking a pass from freshman guard Oliver McNally at the top of the key—with a bullet pass down low to an open Miller for a layup as the Crimson went up, 54-43, midway through the half.The Broncos did not fold, however, and brought Bryant and three teammates back into the game, including Kevin Foster, who hit two quick threes. The visitors soon closed within four, at 54-50, with 8:04 left to play.Harvard yet again had an answer. Off a pick-and-roll, Lin found Miller for a layup?...
...open three and Lin followed this, after taking a pass from freshman guard Oliver McNally at the top of the key, with a bullet pass down low to an open Miller for a layup as the Crimson went up 54-43 midway through the half.The Broncos did not fold, however, and brought Bryant and three teammates back into the game, including Kevin Foster, who hit two quick threes. The visitors soon closed within four, at 54-50, with 8:04 left to play.Harvard yet again had an answer. Off a pick-and-roll, Lin found Miller for a layup...
...biggest airline and still a favorite to grab a minority stake in beleaguered Italian flag carrier Alitalia - and the ever growing Lufthansa, an enlarged BA and Ryanair would mean "for most of the smaller network airlines who have a very weak balance sheet, they're going to have to fold into one of those four groups," says Exane BNP Paribas' Van Klaveren. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), for one, "will survive 2009, but I doubt it can survive 2010 on its own," he says. And while banks or carmakers can be too big to fail, "the days of every country in Europe...
...donated funds that will be used by students to travel during the summer. Last April, Rockefeller donated an additional $100 million that has been earmarked for other study abroad programs and arts education. Since the 2002-2003 academic year, study abroad has increased nearly three fold, bringing the number of students who studied outside the country at some point last year to 640, as students are finding that academic credits can be fulfilled and a thesis enhanced from experiences abroad, according to Office of International Programs officials. But for a certain subset of these students, mere months are not enough...