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...That helps to explain why, for example, Japan's stock index took such a hit on Feb. 28 after approaching a seven-year high earlier in the week. Toyota, Sony et al would surely feel it if a slowdown in the U.S. proves sharper than expected. But will it? On the same day that the dismal durable goods number came out, a monthly survey of U.S. consumer confidence rose unexpectedly, and so did the latest figures for existing U.S. home sales. In other words, a painful U.S. slowdown is not, by any means, a given. And for those...
...While Ko and Jentoft avoid revealing their homeschooling backgrounds, Norberg finds countless ways to incorporate it as a punchline. For three years he succeeded in fooling the Harvard swimming staff. His online biography stated, not altogether untruthfully, that he was valedictorian of his class and held seven school swimming records. After they realized Norberg had been homeschooled, the misleading information was removed.But more than just a prankster, Norberg has adopted nonconformity as his guiding principle. So when his sociology teacher said social norms were the reason people didn’t come to class in rabbit costumes, Norberg made sure...
...peruse Lamont’s extensive newspaper-on-a-stick collection. Sporting his signature sideburns, students know the enigmatic John as an off-beat campus celebrity. The 64-year-old Boston native, who did not give his last name, treks over to Cambridge from nearby Fresh Pond nearly seven days a week. Upon arrival, John makes himself at home and settles into his usual routine. There he’ll remain for hours at a time, occasionally napping, getting up only to exchange reading material. “I like this library,” he says. It?...
...Democrats, Clinton's lead has eroded since the last TIME poll. Obama has closed to within 12 points (36% to 24%), gaining seven points since January, a reflection perhaps of the dust-up over anti-Clinton comments by Hollywood mogul David Geffen, who is now supporting Obama. The African-American component of the Democrats polled appears to be evenly split between the two senators. Former Vice President Al Gore, who has not declared his candidacy, was in third place, at 13%, while former North Carolina Senator John Edwards kept a firm hold of fourth place with...
Stephanie Seymour was his first supermodel, and word spread quickly. Seven years later, he opened his color salon. Initially, he worked only with people in fashion. "Then Deneuve called, and suddenly I had the entire cinema world and then the music world." 9 rue de Gungaud...