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...ergonomics, questioning the strong dollar and making fun of day traders, and talked a lot about reforming the tax code along more, shall we say, decipherable lines. He also insisted that with him around, there?d be no more willy-nilly throwing of taxpayers? hard-earned money at floundering third-world economies...
Dingy. Deluged. Decrepit. The International Arrivals Building at New York City's John F. Kennedy Airport was so rundown by the 1990s that arriving passengers, not a few of them escaping wretched Third World environments, probably wondered if they had made some cosmic mistake. The IAB was the crown jewel of jet-set travel when it opened in what was then Idlewild Airport in 1957, but three decades later, the country's most important global gateway was one of the worst. Experienced flyers preferred Newark. In New Jersey...
...Lonely Planet strongly believe that travelers can make a positive contribution to the countries they visit, both through their appreciation of the countries' culture, wildlife and natural features and through the money they spend." No need for the Peace Corps or voluntary work. You could do good in the Third World just by going there. The book said...
Last Sunday a national television audience of nearly 2.5 million watched two-year Harvard track co-captain Brenda Taylor ‘01 place third in her preliminary heat of the 400-meter intermediate hurdles at the 2001 IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Edmonton. After the race, an interview given by ABC reporter Todd Harris gave the general public its first close look at Taylor, collegiate track and field’s athlete of the year...
Gyorffy, ranked third on the world high jump performance list at the Hungarian national record height of two meters, will have her chance to deliver another medal-worthy performance in the finals on Sunday. If she succeeds, Harvard track and field will once again be in the international spotlight...