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...when a man in London could travel the world freely, invest wherever he wanted, and "could order by telephone, sipping his morning tea in bed, the various products of the whole earth, in such quantity as he might see fit, and reasonably expect their early delivery upon his doorstep." Not only that, Keynes' Londoner "regarded this state of affairs as normal, certain, and permanent, except in the direction of further improvement." It was not to be. World War I brought the modern world's first great era of globalization to a jarring halt; trade atrophied, and legislation like the Smoot...
...post and a number of open looks went wide for a Harvard team that, for the first time all season, struggled in the early going—posting only two first-half goals on 18 shots. “Most of those shots were right on the doorstep, and that’s not very good shooting,” Harvard coach Scott Anderson said. “It’s mostly just concentration and effort, and it’s something that some of these guys are going to have to put more time into or it?...
...third-period strike, moved into 14th place on the all-time Harvard scoring charts with 105 points. A first-team ECAC selection, she was the Crimson’s offensive catalyst in her senior campaign.Boe made 35 saves on the Wildcats, including several on open looks from the doorstep. Twice, she stuffed Jennifer Hitchcock with blocker saves from point-blank range and throughout the latter stages of the game she repelled a withering attack to keep the deficit at three. All season long, Boe was forced to excuse an inexperienced defensive corps that hampered her statistical line, but, as always...
...major leaguer famously once said that he’d “walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.” Captain Morgan Brown, it seems, is the rare individual to have done practically everything but that.How ironic it would be, on the doorstep of bigger dreams, to take an unexpected detour. It wouldn’t be the first time.—Staff writer Alex McPhillips can be reached at rmcphill@fas.harvard.edu...
...field. The Corporation imposes a strict policy of secrecy, and none of the presidential potentials are informed that they are, in fact, candidates. As a result, campaigning is kept to a minimum.“If you’re qualified, the Committee will show up at your doorstep,” says Graff.Initial meetings take place in the offices of interviewees, but as the search proceeds, candidates are flown to law offices and hotel suites to maintain the veil of secrecy. According to The Crimson, Summers’ final interview was held in the Presidential Suite of the Boston...