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...strength of the pound has long been a source of British pride - the word "sterling" has come to describe something of the highest standard. When the pound plunges, as it did in 1976 and in 1992, the damage to the British psyche is almost as far-reaching as the impact on the economy. And right now sterling's losing its shine. In the past year, the U.K. currency has lost about a fifth of its value against the euro, the currency used in much of the rest of Europe, and 30% against the dollar. Causes aren't hard to come...
...Crimson will have to wait for another day to call itself king of the Pride. The Harvard men’s volleyball team surrendered a close match, 3-2 (30-13, 18-30, 30-26, 26-30, 8-15), to Springfield, the No. 1 team in Division III, last night at the Blake Arena. “Springfield is a really tough team—they’re really well rounded,” junior co-captain Gil Weintraub said. “And in my three years of playing at Harvard, this is the best showing we?...
...left halfway through the film. "You can't live in Mumbai without seeing children begging at traffic lights and passing by slums on your way to work. But I don't want to be reminded of that on a Saturday evening." There is also a sense of injured national pride, especially for a lot of well-heeled metro dwellers, who say the film peddles "poverty porn" and "slum voyeurism." (See pictures of Mumbai picking up the pieces after the terrorist attacks...
...Despite reports that she is not supportive of gay marriage and her earlier position that she supported only civil unions for gay couples, the Empire State Pride Agenda endorsed her appointment and said she assured the group that she "supports marriage equality for same-sex couples...
...United States takes pride in its democratic system to the extent of feeling compelled to spread democracy across the world. However, to be rightfully applied, democracy requires that the rights of the people to be assured. Police officers ensure that the individuals abide by the law and that their rights are respected. Yet sometimes, the rights of the people have to be protected from the protectors themselves...