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...Warren said.Describing the press the city’s action has generated, Warren said that cities can play a role in the divestment movement by generating awareness about the situation in Darfur. “It lends more validity to the whole divestment movement and provides more momentum,” he added.Cambridge Councillor E. Denise Simmons, who said that Cambridge “has always been on the front line” of progressive issues—even national ones—said she could “see Cambridge following in support” of Providence?...
...Around the world, stocks have been on a tear. In Asia, for example, the Tokyo TOPIX stock index hit a 14-year high last week as a bull run in once-dormant Japan gathered momentum; Bombay's main equity index hit an all-time high in trading early Friday amid India's continuing economic boom; and Hong Kong shares reached a five-year high while indices in Singapore, Jakarta and Sydney set new records. And though stocks in Asia, in particular, are on fire, they are not alone. From Germany to Venezuela to South Africa, equity markets in both mature...
...Leading Penn’s all-star contingent was senior Emily Cochran with three goals and a pair of assists. Sophomore Allison Ambrozy also got three goals past the net with the remaining six goals scored by three other Quakers at two each. The Crimson was unable to get momentum moving in the first half. The women had difficulty transitioning at the start, leaving the ball in Penn’s hands for most of the early action. Early in the game, the Quakers took charge with a safe 4-0 lead until Bancroft scored the first of her three...
Ghostface’s ear for detail, his absolute sensory overload, and his unflagging energy can best be compared to Martin Scorcese’s films, big works with all the momentum of a freight train and none of the weight...
...learned that lesson well last year against Georgetown, which handed Harvard its only dual defeat of the 2005 season. An April 22 race with Navy in Annapolis, Md., followed by a showdown with Yale and Princeton the next week rounds out the EARC dual season for Harvard, which gathered momentum last season on two comeback wins over the Bulldogs and the Midshipmen...