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...tents were miserable, and the weather even worse. One day, the shamal winds stirred up a huge sandstorm. With gusts to 60 m.p.h., we could hear Marines pounding the loosening tent stakes back into the ground. Despite their efforts, one tent was blown over, scattering all the medical equipment...
...Swiss luxury-goods group, whose brands include Cartier and Montblanc. Even before the Asian flu outbreak - which hits luxury goods by cutting business travel - the company warned profits would be down about 40% because of hard times. Analysts say Richemont hasn't yet instilled the financial discipline needed to weather the downturn. EUROPEAN AIRLINES: Except for some low-cost carriers, Europe's airlines have hit a wall. Passenger traffic was already down 10% since the war began. But SARS could have an even worse effect, said KLM's CEO Leo van Wijk, as the company reported a fresh 3% drop...
Spring does funny things to this campus. It is the combination of hospitable weather and the realization that the year is running out that makes us bravely peel off excess restraint to expose our whitened goose-bumpy flesh to the changeable winds. With student excitability at its peak, campus causes emerging from their winters of discontent must seize the moment to rally for lasting change. It is the best and worst of times...
...Bulletin also included the following notice: “As spring and warmer weather approach, the tourist breeding season is nearly upon us. We remind you: please do not feed the tourists! They are dangerous and may bite, or take pictures of you next to the John Harvard statue...
With the Boston weather forcing all other Radcliffe crew squads from racing, captains Erin Barnhart and Jessica Hertz led lightweights to a 2-1 showing at the Windermere Collegiate Crew Classic in Redwood Shores, Calif., hosted by Stanford University. The regatta opened the 2003 season for Radcliffe crew...