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...before thoughts of national championships or even qualifiers can be concretely entertained, the Crimson must continue to impress with its week in and week out consistency. This weekend Harvard will compete in two events, the Team Race Intersectionals at Yale and the Friis Trophy Regatta at Tufts...
...began entertaining fantasies of how "it would be glamorous to be...sitting on the beach in Miami with a long cigarette, drinking martinis." She first got drunk at 13, when a girlfriend urged her to drink wine coolers. Indeed, research has shown that girls often begin drinking not to impress boys but to endear themselves to other girls. In a study published last year of more than 1,000 Maryland sixth-graders, girls were twice as likely as boys to succumb to peer pressure to drink. The reason? While boys at that age bob among social groups, girls have already...
...decades at GE, JACK WELCH was widely considered one of the country's savviest businessmen. His prenuptial agreement, however, is unlikely to impress even a first-year M.B.A. student. The prenup expired after 10 years; his marriage to wife JANE WELCH lasted 13. Jane, 49, filed for divorce last week after Jack, 66, was caught in a rather public exchange of assets with SUZY WETLAUFER, above, former editor of the Harvard Business Review--an affair that began after Wetlaufer, 42, interviewed Jack for an article. Now Jane is free to pursue half the earnings her husband amassed during their marriage...
...trend in European corporate finance: demerging. The '90s were years of stock market-inspired bulking up - in Europe there were $4.7 trillion worth of mergers and acquisitions as capital markets surged. But now that market valuations have retreated, this is a time of slimming down, as companies look to impress investors by shedding unprofitable or unnecessary divisions...
...scenic walk along the embankment brings you to the huge parliament building (for guided tours, call 317 7767). Built at the end of the 19th century, the edifice was intended to be a symbol of the city's growing importance, its interior decorated with 41 kg of gold to "impress the eyes of friends and foes alike." Next to Andrassy Avenue is a stylish stretch of elegant 19th century neo-Renaissance and neo-Baroque mansions where wealthy locals, including the composer Franz Liszt, once lived. One building along Andrassy that is worth a stop is the famed and richly ornate...