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...first round. A year after missing out on postseason action altogether after posting a disappointing 9-17 record, the Colonials are off to a decent 3-2 start so far this season. In its last game however, it fared much like its namesake did against the British on Long Island in 1776, as George Washington was routed by Maryland, falling 76-53. Rather than giving the Crimson hope with that result, the blowout has Harvard coach Tommy Amaker concerned about Colonial backlash against his team tomorrow. “They’re coming off their worst performance and we?...
...After a stop in Miami, Bettie arrived in New York City to pursue a serious career as an actress. Like thousands of other bright young things, Bettie auditioned for plays and films, without success, and got a few minor roles in early live TV. One afternoon, on the Coney Island beach, she was approached by a young off-duty policeman and asked if she'd pose for some pictures. Perform? Why not? Thanks to the cop, Jerry Tibbs, Bettie received her first lessons in modeling. Tibbs also offered Bettie some prescient advice: Wear bangs. The new hairdo hid her high...
There's nothing flashy about Lyudinovo (pop. 47,000), whose name translates roughly as People's Town. The central square is a traffic island with a Soviet T34 tank on a pedestal, a World War II memorial. Next to it is a farmers' market, where babushkas from nearby villages with woolly hats and dodgy teeth sell homegrown carrots and potatoes for 25 per pound. But look closer, and it's clear that even Lyudinovo isn't frozen in time. A shopping emporium that opened a year ago sells South Korean refrigerators, French yogurt and fake Italian pumps. Several houses...
...pioneering automobile entrepreneur was offering a large $5 a day. Following in his footsteps, both his sons ended up as career hourly employees at Ford, applying sealer to the seams of metal on the assembly line. "I worked hard, saved my money, and eventually opened a Coney Island diner and a pizzeria on the side while I worked full-time at the plant," says a proud Darwish, now married with two children. "Ford was good to us." (See pictures from Detroit in decline...
...Harvard Medical School, who also served as a translator, said in his introduction that Adrià’s interest in food was sparked only after he realized that he lacked both the skill to become a professional soccer player and the money to pay for an island vacation in Ibiza, Spain. “His work is about creativity and imagination and innovation in culinary arts,” Kolter said. “His food goes so far beyond tasting good, but they’re really works of art.” Adrià, dubbed...