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...singles were the thriving format back then, and that's where PP&M shone. They scored six Top 10 hits and placed seven others in the top 40. Travers' strong lead on "Lemon Tree," a Brazilian folk song for which Will Holt had written new lyrics, gave them their first hit. It was followed by Seeger and Lee Hays' "If I Had a Hammer." The group changed the phrase "all my brothers" to the more ecumenical "my brothers and my sisters" and helped make the number an anthem for the decade's civil-rights movement. Their rendition was a highlight...
...interchange" fees for every $100 they spend using credit cards. The fee is actually paid by retailers, though consumers feel it in a higher retail price. This rate is twice that charged in the U.K. and New Zealand, four times the rate levied in Australia and more than six times the cross-border rate charged in the European Union, the study says. (Read a brief history of credit cards...
...meantime, the Government Accountability Office is conducting a six-month study on credit-card interchange fees, which is expected to be completed in November. Analysts believe it's unlikely any bills will be passed on the issue until this report is released. A GAO executive was not immediately available for comment...
...Year in his freshman year. After a good, but not great, season (by his standards) last year, Akpan has never looked so determined than he has this season. 11 points in four games (Four goals, three assists), Akpan looks motivated to finally get the Crimson into the sweet six and perhaps further while racking up individual accolades in the process...
...season opener would be less than ideal. On the other hand, last year’s squad did manage to battle the Eagles—ranked 12th in the nation at the time—to a 1-1 draw. The tie extended what would eventually be a six-game unbeaten streak for Harvard, which would later string together six-straight league wins on its way to the Ancient Eight crown. If the Crimson wishes for history to repeat itself, it had better start soon. —Staff writer Dennis J. Zheng can be reached at dzheng12@college.harvard.edu...