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...Britain might be opening up. The country was enjoying a pop-arts renaissance, spurred mostly by children of the working and lower-middle classes, in music (the Beatles and their spawn), art (David Hockney), fashion (Mary Quant, Twiggy) and photography (David Bailey). Might the U.K. become as receptive to upward mobility as the supposedly class-blind...
Though his travel log seems like that of a jetsetter, Chu works tirelessly to keep his game on an upward trajectory. His daily routine includes two hours of tennis, an hour of strength and fitness training, and an hour of cardiovascular conditioning...
...Wall Street Journal, which is trying to enter the college market with CollegeJournal.com. Today, the Alumwire team consists of 14 people and is generating revenue from advertisements. Allan said that students have begun to explore the site’s possibilities, especially as entrepreneurship recently has seen an upward trend. “After the success stories of Google and Facebook, entrepreneurship right now is really hot,” he said. After input from users, Alumwire is developing a “how-to guide on how to start your own business.” The brothers...
...upward trend understandably worries arms control advocates. Says Wade Boese, research director for the Arms Control Association, "Every country sees its exports as justified and legitimate and the exports of others as potentially provocative or threatening." But ultimately every arms export can pose a danger, even for the exporter. Before the Shah was toppled in Iran, for example, the U.S. was due to ship four destroyers to the country. Fortunately, Washington held up delivering the warships after the overthrow. Imagine what kind of problems four Iranian destroyers would pose for the U.S. Navy if Tehran wanted to bottle up Persian...
...Overtime was short, but sweet for the Crimson. Brown quickly seized control of the ball. She dribbled down the right side of the field, cutting into the circle. Brown attempted to pass to the far side of the goal, where Fuller waited. Her pass was deflected upward, but Fuller reached for the ball, batting it out of the air and into the goal. After ten consecutive losses, the Crimson captured its first victory of the season at just 1:37 into overtime. Harvard will return to action at home next Saturday against Yale. “We?...