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...defused tensions reflect a belief that Larijani speaks on behalf of Iran's highest authorities, and that the leadership has signaled its intention to end the conflict. Analysts in Tehran say now that the British government has also lightened its rhetoric, Iran has little to gain from holding onto the marines. "Iran wanted to show a tough posture, signal its power to maneuver, and to demean Britain," says Saeed Laylaz, an analyst and former official. "It has achieved all that...
...good experience.” OWEN TROPHY Navy hosted the Owen Trophy in Annapolis, Md. on Saturday and Sunday, also the site of the national championships in May. Though it was not a regatta the Crimson usually participates in, Harvard sent four sailors from the co-ed team to gain some experience for nationals. The Crimson responded well, earning third place overall. “The conditions were very tricky, and it was a breeze direction that I’ve never seen before,” Kovacs said. “We had some issues starting the races...
...OWEN TROPHY The U.S. Naval Academy hosted the Owen Trophy in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday and Sunday, also the site of the national championships in May. Though it was not a regatta the Crimson usually would participate in, Harvard sent four sailors from the co-ed team to gain some experience for nationals. The Crimson responded well, earning third place overall. “The conditions were very tricky, and it was a breeze direction that I’ve never seen before,” Kovacs said. “We had some issues starting the races...
...analysis of Southern thinkers emphasizes that many intellectuals became arch-defenders of the Confederate system to gain the status that did not naturally flow to Southern men of letters. Hammond’s intellectual efforts gave the governorship of South Carolina and a Senate seat. Scholars are motivated by many things, many of which are admirable and some of which are not. Harvard is well served by the fact that Faust has spent more than 30 years on the motives of thinkers...
...with key professors to build consensus for the reforms.“If they only did it because somebody beat them over the head—assuming you could ever make them do it by that way anyway, which is very doubtful—you wouldn’t gain anything,” Bok said.By contrast, Summers resigned from a general education committee after clashing with faculty members that believed he was too aggressive in his approach to pushing reforms.Mendelsohn said he was impressed with the way Bok listened to professors throughout the process, saying that professors...