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...season, the team will focus on its strengths: organization and consistency. Since the inception of the IRA’s to determine lightweight national champions, Radcliffe has finished in the top six 11 of 12 years. Coaches and personel have changed. Programs like Bucknell and Stanford are on the rise. But through all of the changes, the Black and White have remained at the top.Despite the end of season disappointment, the crew had some success last year. The Black and White rose to as high as No. 3 in the national rankings after a second-place finish at the Knecht...
...jewel case of Rise Against’s “Appeal to Reason” is adorned with the post-apocalyptic silhouettes of ruined cities, a few left-wing movie recommendations, and a quote from Pablo Picasso—“No, painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war.” Rise Against is at war. They have drawn the lines of battle, chosen the side of the downtrodden, selected their weapon of choice, and illustrated the stakes—namely, everything. Even from the packaging, it’s apparent...
...Goyal is getting married in two months. "I wanted to go to Singapore for our honeymoon, and buy a new car. It's ta-ta to those dreams now," he says wistfully. "We've seen some great years. They made you believe that if you worked hard you could rise high, and quickly." But his faith in the future is shaken. "I feel scared that if things continue this way, I may lose my job," he says, "But one thing I'm sure about is: I'll never buy a share again...
...fear of a looming economic downturn have caused spending in France's cafés and restaurants to slump around 20% this year. Nearly 3,000 of the nation's restaurants closed down or went bankrupt in the first half of 2008 alone. That wave of failure may well rise as newcomers to the sector who relied on credit to get started find themselves stretched to make their payments as revenues slump. "If I were 30, starting out with loans to reimburse, I'd be in big trouble," says Bonduel, relieved that most of his clients are residents...
...nation's recovery: mortgage rates. In the past week, the average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed home loan has jumped more than one half a percentage point to 6.74%, according to Bankrate.com. That might not sound like much, but it is the biggest one-week rise in the normally stable lending rate in 21 years. Some economists say mortgage rates could soon top 7%, a level they have not seen in more than six years...