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...French side, the project has served as a magnet, attracting high- velocity rail lines and new highways that will speed travelers from Britain into Europe's expanding transport network. By contrast, residents of Britain's prosperous rural Kent have opposed construction and the industrialization that will follow. British road and rail systems -- which include no high-speed equipment -- remain inadequate. Thatcher's government spends only a fraction of France's commitment to improving infrastructure. Many businessmen fear that Britain's failure to take full advantage of the Chunnel link will not make it easier for them to compete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe An Island No More Hello! Allo! | 11/12/1990 | See Source »

Before introducing Shaman and Sila, wolfadvocate Kent Weber urged spectators to hide allexposed food--especially junk food, which thewolves love--but assured them that the wolveswould not attack...

Author: By Susan M. Carls, | Title: Listeners Learn to Love Last Leaping Lupines | 11/10/1990 | See Source »

Look for Cornell supersophomores Kent Manderville and Ryan Hughes (7-16--23), senior Joe Dragon (15-24--39) and Co-Captain Doug Derraugh (16-13--29) to make up for the loss of second-leading scorer Ross Lemon and help a dismal seventh-place team offense break out of the gate. ECAC Rookie of the Year Manderville (11-15--26)--a second-round Flames' selection in 1989--looms as Cornell's greatest scoring threat because of his size, explosive speed and power...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Cream of the Crop . . . | 11/9/1990 | See Source »

...sophomore Kent Chatterji, treasure of College Democrats of America, said he was not sure Silber would come back to the school after the election. "His candidacy has helped the school, but it is time for a new president...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Weld Beats Silber In Tight Governor's Race | 11/7/1990 | See Source »

...turned NOCCA into a fertile breeding ground for future jazz stars. Like a Renaissance master turning out a whole school of fine painters, he trained a virtual Who's Who of the younger generation: Harry Connick Jr., Terence Blanchard, Marlon Jordan, trumpeter Nicholas Payton, saxman Donald Harrison and flutist Kent Jordan, to name a few. But the most remarkable crop of Marsalis pupils was his own sons: Branford, Wynton, trombonist Delfeayo, 25, and drummer Jason, 13. (Another son, Ellis III, 26, is a computer consultant in Baltimore; Mboya, 20, is autistic and lives at home with his parents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wynton Marsalis: Horns of Plenty | 10/22/1990 | See Source »

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