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...Brazil has been luring visitors for the best part of five centuries. Half of Europe seems to have some historical foothold here, be it in language, architecture, customs or cuisine. The Portuguese were the first to arrive in the 16th century, settling among indigenous Indians as they established a local whaling industry. But by the mid-1800s they had been joined by whole communities of Germans, Italians and Austrians, who came to exploit the vast virgin forestland...
There’s no place like home for the Crimson—even on a grueling day overloaded with homework. Faced with consecutive opponents on Saturday—Binghamton (1-6) at noon and local rivals Boston College (2-3) in the evening—a young Harvard men’s tennis lineup showed a remarkable resilience and maturity to record 5-2 and 6-1 victories, respectively. Its achievement was made all the more remarkable by the absence of co-captains junior Chris Clayton and senior Dan Nguyen due to illness...
...dining halls charged for food, since they would, like any normal business, seek to maximize, rather than minimize, sales. Furthermore, it would force dining halls to compete directly with area restaurants that have to charge for meals, ensuring higher-quality food and service in the dining halls and benefiting local business. Opponents might argue that such a plan, which would require students to wait in line for cashiers, is impractical. But Dartmouth, which has just such a system, has managed to implement it efficiently and without long lines. The present BoardPlus system could be easily extended into dining halls...
...start of his trip, Bush told reporters he wanted to draw attention to some of the success stories on a continent all too often considered one big disaster zone. The visit was about "heralding good leadership, it's heralding honest government and is focusing our help on local folks' efforts to deal with malaria and AIDS," he said...
Counting has begun in Pakistan after a day of voting in general elections which many hope will pull the country out of violence but which could also fuel more chaos. Polls closed at 5 p.m. local time and official results are not expected to be tallied until Wednesday...