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...frightens me rigid." A more enduring source of anger, says the associate, is that Charles "remembers the ridicule he took for his ideas from people who now take credit for them." Princes are allowed to be both passionate and petulant. Constitutional monarchs are best if boringly bland. Tristram Hunt, a historian at Queen Mary College, London, thinks Charles has already strayed beyond propriety by frequently lobbying ministers with his ideas and letting some of his disagreements with government policy - over genetically modified food, for example - become obvious. As King, says Hunt, "I'm skeptical he'll suddenly be able...
...Squid with Backbone Your notebook item "Catch Of The Century" reported on the hunt and temporary capture of an 8-m-long giant squid [Oct. 10]. You described how the squid finally freed itself by tearing off one of its 5.5-m-long tentacles, leaving it behind on the hook that had impaled it. Giant squids may not be the most likable of creatures, but do they deserve such treatment? I think I would be somewhat "active and aggressive" too if I were forced to tear off my own limb while scientists sat back, casually making their observations. Fergus Mahon...
...mail from Faulkner-Bond describes a planned scavenger hunt to precede the dinner, including “clue cards [and] limos.” According to an Oct. 2 e-mail by Isis punchmaster Stephanie T. Chevalier ’07, “the scavenger hunt preceding final dinner is 100% Confidential and should be kept top secret...
...time you get a touchdown called back against a quality team, it’s going to come back to haunt you,” Murphy said.The loss, Harvard’s second in the league, essentially eliminates the Crimson from the Ivy League title hunt. It also marks the first time since 1995 that Princeton has defeated Harvard. The Tigers remain in the chase with fellow one-loss teams Brown and Yale behind undefeated Penn...
...offsides penalty on the opening kickoff, and a fumbled kickoff, the fourth such fumble in the last three games for the Crimson. The loss means that Harvard, with two league losses, is now all but eliminated from the chase for the Ivy League title. Princeton remains in the hunt with fellow one-loss teams Brown, and the loser of the Yale-Penn battle this afternoon. The winner of that game will control its own destiny in the Ivy race...