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With a personal fortune estimated at $300 million, Ganley has plenty of money to bankroll his new party. To hone his message, he has hired American Democratic campaign consultant Joe Trippi. Ganley talks of Libertas winning 70 seats in the 736-member European Parliament, more than enough to become a powerbroker between the other political groups. The only E.U.-wide poll, predict09.eu, suggests that Libertas could win a few seats but will fall well short of its stated goal...
...Rhodes Scholar and former standout women’s pole vaulter for Harvard, represented Oxford in the match, and placed first in the pole vault event with a clearance of 3.50 meters. Friday’s performance not only gave the Crimson athletes a chance to hone their skills on the track, but also offered a rare opportunity to scout out their competition. Harvard will meet Yale next week, this time as opponents. “Our training is geared towards performing at our best as we go into Harvard-Yale,” Saretsky said.But for the moment, Saretsky...
...expert at go, or Japanese chess, a player needs patience, strategy and a sharp wit, which devotees to the game hone into a personal style. Kaoru Yosano, Japan's new economic czar, is a 7 dan, the highest level of go master. Given his reputation at the game, it's little surprise that Yosano can juggle three cabinet posts in the Japanese government: minister of the economy, minister of finance and head of the Financial Services Agency, which oversees banking. Facing what he calls "the biggest economic crisis since the Second World War," Yosano, 70, peers into the ever-deepening...
...events that matter.'" To be more precise, though, the database generally catalogs glitzy events where shutterbugs can count on preening targets with boldface names. That's great if you work for Page Six or can waltz past the velvet ropes at Les Deux. But the study seems not to hone in on places generating buzz but rather on those whose names already resonate. This distinction is probably mere semantics to a nightclub impresario or budding restaurateur deciding where to situate a new venture. Buzz, the authors find, begets buzz. If you want to be bathed in flashbulbs, set up shop...
Yesterday’s game against non-conference foe Holy Cross gave Harvard baseball a chance to hone its game before a critical weekend slate of Ivy contests...