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...logo, and the first since 1987. Some have likened the look to President-elect Barack Obama's rising-sun-over-the-horizon campaign iconography. Although there's no evidence that Pepsi modeled its logo on Obama's, the soda giant probably wouldn't mind riding the President-elect's wave of success, particularly his popularity among global youth. (See the Top 10 Super Bowl...
...aforementioned means of creeping. This may not seem to be the most alarming of situations, but when you throw a bit of personal awkwardness into the mix, the potential for embarrassment abounds.The first, and mildest, of the many side effects of these unbalanced relationships is the accidental wave. Having occurred more times than I would like to admit, the accidental wave results from momentarily forgetting that the athletes you write or cheer about do not know you as well as you know them. For example, last year in the Yard, I spotted an individual on one of the teams...
...proved to be an exciting three periods at the Bright Hockey Center. The game was marked by back-and-forth play and missed opportunities on both ends of the ice.Coming off wins against Quinnipiac and Princeton, Harvard (3-0-1, 3-0-1) came into the game on a wave of momentum. Despite an aggressive offensive attack, the Crimson had trouble finding the back of the net on multiple attempts. Harvard appeared to have the win in the bag, but came up short after an RPI effort to tie the game in the last 18 seconds...
Eastern Europe avoided the first wave of banking problems caused by the sub-prime mess, but as the global economy slows and credit dries up, there's plenty to cry about. Many of the region's capitals borrowed heavily to fuel the boom, and those bills are coming due. On Oct. 26, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced a $16.5 billion bailout for Ukraine, to prevent a run on its banks and shore up its currency. Three days later, the IMF agreed with the World Bank and the European Union on a $25 billion rescue package to restore confidence...
...Lyndon Johnson crushed another Arizona Senator 44 years ago. Obama won men, which no Democrat had managed since Bill Clinton. He won 54% of Catholics, 66% of Latinos, 68% of new voters - a multicultural, multigenerational movement that shatters the old political ice pack. He let loose a deep blue wave that washed well past the coasts and the college towns, into the South through Virginia and Florida, the Mountain West with Colorado and New Mexico, into the Ohio Valley and the Midwestern battlegrounds: you could almost walk from Maine to Minnesota without getting your feet wet in a red state...