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...told this story to my long-time beau. I don't even think I could even believe myself. The phone rang and my friend told me to turn on the television. I bring this up not because I'm a psychic but because the metaphorical quality of the dream struck me much later when I went back to look at our very strange series of reactions to the traumas of 9/11...
...Harvard attacking frenzy led to an outstanding save from Bears keeper Steffi Yellin. Sophomore midfielder Christina Hagner struck the ball from 20 yards out, and a huge deflection almost looped the ball over the head of Yellin. Mirroring Mann’s two similar saves in the first half, Yellin was able to punch the ball over the crossbar, keeping the Crimson searching for a goal...
...represent traditional values of Japanese art, as the artist explained through a translator. Fukai, a gallery owner involved extensively with Japanese art around the world, saw a Web site featuring Takeuchi’s work after he had a solo exhibition in a small museum. She was immediately struck by its beauty, as well as its emotive possibilities. “I like very clean, very sophisticated, modern ceramic sculptures,” she said. “But I can also feel the emptiness of the pieces. They’re not just modern-looking.” Takeuchi...
Quite an understatement. But for all the embarrassment of Reiten's early exit, StatoilHydro faces challenges that will linger long after this hubbub is over. StatoilHydro is operating in a market that has changed drastically since oil was first struck off the coast of Norway in the late 1960s. After waves of mergers in the U.S. and Europe, and with the growing dominance of nationally owned energy companies worldwide, the oil and gas industry is increasingly ruled by a handful of giants. Though StatoilHydro leads the world in offshore extraction, it's dwarfed by diversified behemoths like BP, Exxon-Mobil...
...single death-penalty decision, Furman v. Georgia, in 1972 struck down more than 30 state laws and spared some 600 prisoners. This year the Roberts court will hear a case asking whether death is an excessive punishment for the rapist of a child. There is only one such prisoner on death...