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...Readers lapped up the stories of Tintin's adventures, which Hergé filled with quick wit and rich personalities (enthusiasts say he should be recognized as a literary great). They were illustrated in a style that Hergé perfected called ligne Claire, or clear line: simple lines of almost uniform thickness, with no shading. His technique, which created an uncluttered image with robust, universal elements, influenced cartoonists that followed, such as Asterix creators Goscinny and Uderzo, and the Smurfs' Peyo. And while Tintin never made it big in America, Pop Art stars Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein recognized Herg...
...pushing for a uniform set of policies that would apply to Harvard’s 17 affiliated hospitals and institutes, the students’ plans hit a snag that has plagued similar efforts for years...
...Repeated attempts to adopt a uniform policy across the hospitals have fallen prey to the hospitals’ independence...
...cole Polytechnique was established in 1794, five years after the furies of revolution toppled Louis XVI and his queen Marie Antoinette from the French throne. Eleven years later, under Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, it became a military academy. Now, although its students still attend formals in uniform, it is the number one school in France, and grooms leaders for careers in science, business, and politics. Former President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing is a Polytechnicien, as were auto baron André Citroën and scientists Siméon Poisson, Augustin Fresnel, Henri Becquerel, and Henri Pointcar?...
...Before he put on a Harvard uniform, Cohen rewrote the Long Island high school record books. In the lacrosse hotbed, he scored a record 260 goals and was a two-time All-American. With these accomplishments preceding him, Cohen entered his first season with lofty expectations...