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...What attracted Charterhouse and its rivals was Saga's market strength in Britain's fastest-growing consumer demographic: the over-50 set. And its bet is paying off. Saga's pretax earnings in its last fiscal year were up 20% to about $259 million on revenues of $1.3 billion. Last autumn, Saga refinanced nearly $2 billion of debt at better terms, and ahead of schedule, allowing it to save $59 million a year in interest payments. Moreover, Saga's travel service recently added a third cruise ship to its fleet, and Saga Magazine now has more than 600,000 subscribers...
...under the direction of interim president Samuel Langdon, class of 1740, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts officially recognized Harvard College as a university. A sign of Harvard’s increasing strength as an institution, the recognition came at a time of growing unrest among Harvard’s students. Just miles from the Yard, young men were dying for the Revolution. No longer physically beaten by their instructors and increasingly recognized for their merit, students were taking a stand and trying to take control of their school. The president was becoming increasingly accountable; the sparks of the modern university were...
...their type of ball, whether they need encouragement, whether they need to be yelled at, what do you need to get each person going. You’re kind of a sponge cleaning up everyone’s mess.”Weintraub’s strength in both positions gives Harvard an advantage that most other teams lack, as a back-up setter both safeguards the offense in the case of an injury and allows the Crimson to run a variety of different plays.“Gil is a very important part of our offense—he?...
Accordingly, the strength of Obama’s unifying political messages will undercut the importance of race as a defining factor in the success or failure of his presidential campaign. Far more important than his race will be his ability to excite his liberal base in the primaries. Given Obama’s eloquence and charismatic appeal, he ought to enhance his chances of winning the election by being politically courageous. If he were to take strong but carefully measured positions on key issues, he would not only be able to address the concerns of liberal Democrats, but also draw...
...posted a career-high 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting to help lift Harvard over the Tigers.An exceptional team performance created offense for the Crimson, while strong defense on the other end stifled Princeton’s own offensive output.Defense proved to be Harvard’s greatest strength, as the Crimson forced 21 turnovers and 12 steals.“I liked our defense. That’s been our focus,” Delaney-Smith said. “Right now, I think we have a great defensive team. We were doing some stuff that took their...