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...measured "not so much in the number of people that go down with it, or unfortunately are killed by it," says Justin Urquhart Stewart, investment director at Seven Investment Management in London, but by "the impact of the potential [population] that could be effected. Once it starts to gather momentum, it takes very little to start knocking serious percentage points off global trade and GDP." Right now, that's a momentum we could all do without...
...base near Moscow for a ride in the back of a Sukhoi-34 fighter bomber, one of Russia's most sophisticated and deadly pieces of hardware. Afterwards he told reporters that it was time to modernize the country's entire air-force fleet. "We have the momentum and people who want to serve their country," he said. "Much is yet to be done." (See pictures of Russia on Victory...
...managed to score three more times—twice in the third inning and once in the sixth—to augment its lead. Brown pitched the final four innings for the Crimson, allowing just two hits and one run in her attempt to counter Dartmouth’s momentum. “I really went in there thinking that I was pitching for the team,” Brown said. “We needed to hold them scoreless so that we could come back and score. ”Brown was able to inspire a comeback for Harvard...
...better than my scores,” Pollak said. “I was out of it initially in the first round. I didn’t have my long -term goggles on and put myself out of it in the first day. It was hard to get any momentum going after that.” Pollak shot a 76 in Friday’s first round, and though he bounced back with a 70 on Saturday and 71 yesterday, he had to settle for a +7 finish, good for sole possession of 13th place. Junior Danny Mayer finished...
...Although classic momentum shifts are usually attributed to dramatic, daring plays, it’s the simple fundamentals that provide the real filler and the basis for epic efforts. With less than five minutes left, sophomore Patricia Smith got back to those basics...