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...Europe. He points to a trio of well-to-do neighbors. "There are three countries around Scotland's shores: Ireland, Iceland and Norway - all small countries, all in the top six wealthiest nations on earth in terms of gdp per head," he says. "Small nations like Malta and Slovenia sit at the top table in the E.U., and Scotland is in the side room while the U.K. government negotiates...
...undeniable once you've encountered it. My grandmother has lived here for almost nine decades, through World War II and the Marcos years. One afternoon, while stuck in traffic on Roxas Boulevard, she suddenly exclaims 'Maganda!' (Beautiful!). I look to where she is pointing: a few scraggly, nondescript bushes sit on the divide between a choking 12-lane thoroughfare. But then I look closer: at the tips of the sparsely covered branches are clusters of tiny, vivid scarlet buds. Amid this congested, often dilapidated city, they're right there, just waiting to be noticed...
...anything but beneficial? Do they know that citizens of less developed countries seek a sense of security that Europeans take for granted? Having been born in Zambia, I know. I am disgusted by the fact that your readers can so easily ponder tossing aside the E.U. just because they sit every Saturday morning in their comfortable armchairs and read Time without having to worry about anything. Jack Robert Rose, SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND...
...backpack got confiscated for being a potential bomb. I decided that the day had already gone so wrong that it couldn’t possibly get any worse. The flight would be fine, I’d get some school work done, and maybe I would even get to sit next to some attractive, post-Cabo, sun-kissed student, returning to Boston rested and ready to begin the last few weeks of school...
...Bulldogs, who sit at 6-8 in Ancient Eight play, get swept by Harvard, co-leader of the Ivy League’s Rolfe Division at 9-5, they will be eliminated from title contention. What happened here, if I had to wager, was a desperate Yale team trying to save its season by pleading for an extra day of rest for its starting pitchers. The Ivy office, which couldn’t afford to be seen as uncaring on matters of student-athlete safety, was bullied into complying and mandated the adjournment. Now, Stuper can hand the ball...