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...wife to outlive him, reels from the news. He is terrified of losing her and cries for hours. Buffett had always avoided hospitals and was squeamish about all things medical - a "man who ducked the subject of a common cold and used terms like 'not feeling up to par' as euphemisms for illness; the man who changed the subject uneasily whenever anyone spoke of physical complaints." And yet with his wife undergoing radiation after facial surgery, he overcomes his limitations, learns everything he can about oncology and sits by her bedside weekend after weekend in San Francisco, watching with...
...individual numbers were better than any other Ivy Leaguer at the tournament. “I was happy with my play,” Shore said. “Golf is a sport where you always leave some shots out there, but if you’re shooting around par in this league you’ve done well.” Following Shore, junior Greg Shuman posted a formidable 73-73-71 and made it to the top 25. Fellow junior Peter Singh contributed comparable scores of 74-70-75. Two freshmen earned the privilege of traveling with...
...Cross going to do after a gap year capped off by reaching the biggest event in all of sports? Come back to Harvard to learn and compete at the collegiate level, of course.The road to Cambridge has been a long one for Mills, who puts Harvard nearly on par with her summer activities. A native of Kfar Saba, Israel, the freshman finished high school and served in the army before getting accepted to Harvard to join the class of 2011. After being admitted, the 2006 No. 1 junior epeeist in the world decided to defer for a year to attempt...
...direct investment (FDI) has increased in recent years as the economy has improved. But reform is required, economists say, if Indonesia is to become more competitive regionally and globally. China in 2007 attracted seven times more FDI than Indonesia, India almost twice as much. Indonesia "has to be at par with what its neighbors are doing," says Ifzal Ali, chief economist at the Asian Development Bank in Manila, "or foreign investment won't flow...
...it’s time to par-tay!” Associate Dean of the College John F. Gates said as the president left the stage...