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...real tests came in the first week of February against three opponents that were seeded higher than the Crimson. “We knew that we were strong going into that week, but we knew [Trinity, Penn, and Princeton] were going to be tough,” junior captain Johanna Snyder said. “It was [a] hybrid of confidence and viewing them as true competition that made us successful.” The Crimson impressed in every way possible against No. 3 Trinity. Seven out of the nine matches went past three games, but Harvard?...
...Klein actually gets it concerning Bob Dylan [May 11]. I have followed Dylan for more than 46 years, from his folk era to Blonde on Blonde, with its existential masterpiece "Visions of Johanna," and beyond. Albert Einstein said of Gandhi, "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ... walked upon this earth." I feel the same can be said of Dylan. I know he bristles at such adoration, but if he were in my shoes, he'd understand the appreciation and love. With so much evil in the world, humanity needs poets like Dylan who challenge...
...Iceland After Election, an E.U. Push Following her leftist coalition's April 25 electoral win, Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said she would pursue E.U. membership to ensure her recession-battered nation's financial stability. Analysts say the E.U. would favor Iceland's accession, but Sigurdardottir must sway skeptical coalition partners and a divided citizenry skittish about yielding sovereignty over Iceland's fishing waters...
...Lehman Brothers began to disintegrate in 2008, global money markets were so roiled it became expensive for any trade to be done at all in dollars. "What precipitated [China's swap agreements] was the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the worries over trade financing at that time," says Johanna Chua, a regional economist with Citigroup in Hong Kong. "If the dollar is extremely volatile it costs more to hedge...
...worked. And that, coupled with the fact that it had not yet shown the powerful addictive potential of, say, crystal meth or cocaine, led to the assumption that it was the rare stimulant that left dopamine alone. That idea didn't sound believable to Volkow and her collaborator, chemist Johanna Fowler. (Read "How Much Sleep Do You Really Need...