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...Tepper says, despite intense dedication to his work, Galbraith does not lose touch with the lighter side of life. She says Galbraith possesses a funny personality and the ability to tell a good story which contribute to his success as a diplomat...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Diplomat Galbraith Makes Peace His Career | 6/2/1998 | See Source »

...What Harvard needs is a woman president," said Bettina H. Harrison, who earned a degree from the Graduate School of Education (GSE) in 1940, in a lighter moment during the club's discussion of its alma mater's future. "I nominate myself." "And I'll vote for you," laughed Marie M. Costello...

Author: By Caitlin E. Anderson and Andrew K. Mandel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Harvard's Appeals To Women Crowd Radcliffe's Mission | 4/14/1998 | See Source »

...that do enter out of curiosity usually just take a quick look around, before hurrying off to their awaiting flights. Few, it seems, are interested in buying an official Camp David lighter-retail price $49.95-or Christmas cards from the Reagan administration...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis, | Title: The Reporter's Notebook | 4/8/1998 | See Source »

...shoemaking operation in Italy. The company poured money into R. and D. and designed a new soccer shoe around Ronaldo, a Brazilian, voted best player in the world last year. The new model, called the Mercurial, uses a synthetic material instead of kangaroo leather, and is 50% lighter than current models. "It's going to rock the shoe world," says Mike Moyle, CEO of Eurosport, a leading mail-order catalog. Despite its investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, Nike is outsold by Adidas 3 to 1. But it has made some inroads: the swoosh is the No. 2 brand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Nike Get Unstuck? | 3/30/1998 | See Source »

...encore? Their answer comes on March 11 at 9 p.m. E.T., when Significant Others debuts on Fox. Like Party of Five, it is an ensemble drama about young people. This time they are a group of friends in their 20s. The show's tone is much lighter and more romantic than Party of Five's, but it still has its share of anguish. Expectations are high, and if the show is a hit, it will prove that Keyser and Lippman really have the goods...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: It's Twentysomething | 3/16/1998 | See Source »

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