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...though the future looks to be speedier than ever, it is PC users who stand to benefit most. Even in the drive for "bigger-better-faster," there still seems to be a price to pay for convenience and innovation...
...mired Malaysia to the Clinton Administration's talk of a new "global financial architecture" that would preserve a relatively free flow of capital while reducing the volatility of world financial markets. Says Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin: "Clearly, the time has come to build a stronger system." Among his proposals: speedier IMF loans to help countries ward off economic crises, and more honest public record-keeping by governments so investors can tell which nations are sound...
University Internet connections are about to get speedier. Today three high-tech firms said they were donating networking hardware and use of a zippy fiber-optic network linking 122 research universities through the Clinton administration's Next Generation Internet project. Together Qwest Communications International, Cisco Systems, and Northern Telecom will provide services and products worth an estimated $500 million over three years. Separately, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will hand $50 million to 27 Internet-related research projects...
...that matchup, there will be four other Dream Teams to get through--Sweden, Russia, the Czech Republic and Finland--none of which will roll over. The "Big Sheet," the offense-friendly, Olympic-size playing surface that is 13 1/2 ft. wider than the NHL's, will help the smaller, speedier European teams, as should the stiff penalties against fighting. The Swedes took advantage of this in their first game, swirling around the Americans and winning 4-2. And because a hot goaltender can control a short series, the Czechs could take gold because of Dominik Hasek...
Brian D. Borg '96, who plays football, says the financial aid process also allows for speedier response to athletes applications. And athletes on work-study are often cased into jobs at athletic facilities...