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Jason Steen isn't an obvious target for muggers. The 40-year-old heads his own company advising on mergers and acquisitions, and usually strides through life like a Master of the Universe. This evening, though, he looks shaken. Two days earlier, he was accosted outside his central London home by eight kids - the youngest was 11 - who punched him to the ground, hustled him to the nearest cash machine and forced him to reveal his PIN number. After a series of attacks in the area, local residents have gathered in Steen's apartment to talk to the policeman handling...
Some teams might feel the pressure of a number one ranking. Some teams might be wary of the target on its back. Some teams might feel shaken after nearly falling to an outmatched opponent in the quarterfinals.But Harvard women’s hockey is not the average team.When the Crimson (29-1 overall, 24-0 ECAC) takes the ice for the ECAC semifinals against No. 9 Clarkson (24-8-5, 15-6-3) tomorrow at Bright Hockey center, the team will do so as both the number one seed in the tournament and the number one-ranked team...
...wont to express opinions at odds with wider public opinion (I once heard Andrew say that American culture has made no impact on Britain). Despite a long naval career and his more recent efforts as Britain's special representative for trade and investment, he has never quite shaken off his reputation as a playboy prince. The same fate threatened Harry until his star turn in the theater of war recast him as a hero and champion recruiter for Britain's armed forces. Just a few nights on the tiles could dent his new-minted image. It would be normal behavior...
...loss of John’s life to suicide has shaken us to our cores. Now, more than ever, we should not overlook the fact that morbidity from depression and related problems, such as eating disorders, silently pervades our community. Indeed, according to my recent conversations with University Health Services and Bureau of Study Counsel counselors and Dr. Paul Barreira, Director of Behavioral Health & Academic Counseling, depression on campus is far more common than one would expect. The stigma of mental illness, though unfounded, remains a major obstacle for many who could benefit from the ample mental health services...
That idyllic thought was shaken this weekend when a hacker accessed the Web site of the Graduate School for Arts and Sciences (GSAS) and made its secure server available for download through the popular BitTorrent peer-to-peer file sharing site, “The Pirate Bay,” where users can easily obtain large files...