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Everybody knows that a brand-new Harvard T-shirt screams, "tourist," but a faded collegiate top softly implies, "coolness." How does one achieve the latter? There are three routes to patina-posh: (1) legitimately wear the garment for about five years, (2) buy a weathered T-shirt at Abercrombie & Fitch, or (3) make it yourself. For all you threes out there, here's a little recipe...
...important thing against Holy Cross is to score first," Meagher said. "We tend to lose a great deal of confidence if the other team scores first, especially if it is in the latter stages of the game...
...during World War I, Woodrow Wilson unveiled a proposal to increase international security. His famous "14 points of light" was a plan by which he believed the Allies could not only win the war but prevent such wars from occurring in the future. This latter hope hinged largely on his idea for a "League of Nations," a collective organization of nations designed to maintain world order. When the Treaty of Versailles was drafted at the end of the war, the League of Nations was a major component...
Council treasurer Darling has traditionally fallen into the latter camp...
...companies or sectors voluntarily negotiated 35-hr. accords with workers ahead of a year-end deadline. The second 35-hr. law, due to be voted on next week, gets specific on such matters as overtime, coffee breaks and the status of managers and minimum-wage employees. The latter must be paid 39 hrs.' salary for 35 hrs. of work--equivalent to an 11% raise--with the government making up the difference...