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...female organizations join eight male final clubs—the oldest of which, the Porcellian Club, was founded...
...model it's on," says Stephen Flynn, a former Coast Guard commander who is now an expert in homeland security at the Council on Foreign Relations. "Its assets are falling apart," he says. Of the 41 major naval fleets in the world, the Coast Guard's is the 39th oldest, behind even Pakistan. It is in the middle of a massive, 25-year modernization project, but Flynn says that's too little, too late...
...crusade of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya as he struggled for a national referendum on Castro's rule. We're delighted that for this work, Tim is one of this year's recipients of the Maria Moors Cabot award, which honors reporting about Latin America and is the oldest international award in journalism...
...years Age of a bowl of noodles found at an archeological site in Lajia, China?the oldest ever discovered?which supports Chinese claims to have invented the food...
Harvard’s reputation as the finest university in the world is largely deserved—it is America’s oldest institution of higher learning, its endowment is greater than the GDP of over 100 countries, and its roster of prize-winning academics—here presumably to teach the thinkers and leaders of tomorrow—is unparalleled. In fact, despite the constant complaints about how social life at Harvard is only mildly preferable to watching paint dry, I would venture to say that most of us here probably chose Harvard because we wanted to learn...