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...week at Memorial Hall since the first of the year is $2.81, the same as the charge for the second half of last year. This includes a sufficient assessment to pay in 20 years for the improvements put in last summer. The average membership this year is 1243, a gain of 104 over the average of the first half of last year, and 138 over the average of the second half...
Kaveney was a bright spot for Harvard, using her speed to gain possession in the midfield before burning several defenders at a time to penetrate the Tigers’ zone. The approach not only set up her goal but allowed her to distribute to open teammates when Princeton collapsed, setting up several ultimately unrealized opportunities. The Tigers’ Theresa Sherry had a stellar game, netting six goals with one assist to lead the Tigers...
...establishment's preference for the quietist approach that Sistani espouses: leave politics to the politicians while the clergy serves society's spiritual and social needs. Though the reclusive Sistani has exerted a strong influence over Iraq's temporary, U.S.-picked Governing Council to help ensure that Shi'ites will gain meaningful power for the first time, he has never sought a ruling role. Under his nonviolent guidance, the Shi'ite community has largely tolerated, if not exactly welcomed, the occupation...
...about, they will probably get what they want: the U.S. out and a pro-Iran, Shi'ite-led government in. Both the top Iraqi Shi'ite leader, Grand Ayatullah Ali Husaini Sistani, and Iran's close ally on Iraq's interim Governing Council, Abdel Aziz al-Hakim, will probably gain positions of influence after the U.S. hands over authority. A senior U.S. diplomat with experience in the region says Iran "will do everything it can to avoid confrontation...
...microchips are any indicator, the global economy continues to gain momentum. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, which perked up last month after yet another research group forecast a recovery in 2004, is up 70% from a year ago (though still below its 52-week peak in January). On the heels of upward predictions by IDC and IC Insights, Gartner revised its estimates of global chip sales to call for a 23%-to-32% surge this year, but the boom probably won't last long. Gartner's latest report also lowered its 18% growth forecast...