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...ULTIMATE TASTE TEST Our man samples some of the costliest comestibles [This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] THE PRICE $120 24-oz. bottle of Samuel Adams Utopias beer $50 3-lb. container of the Best Butter on Earth $182 A set of two 500-mL bottles of Lambda olive oil WHY IT COSTS SO MUCH The brandy-colored beverage is a blend of malts aged in wood, then finished in sherry and Madeira casks The Five Star Butter Co. makes its lavish 83%-butterfat product from fresh, unpasteurized milk Hand-extracted from Koroneiki olives...
...what made him decide to fire himself from this job and hire another, Wallach explains that Chester French’s new representative was able to pass what he refers to as the “If that guy was my dad, would I be embarrassed?” test...
Most past Masters champions agree that Augusta provides almost the identical test of golfing skill that it did a generation ago. But the fact that it has gone to such lengths to ensure this consistency touches on a debate in the sport about whether professionals are now hitting the ball too far, and whether the game's governing bodies should place tighter restrictions on their equipment. Many other championship venues have undertaken expansions, and new courses with aspirations of hosting professional events are now built with much higher yardage totals. Longer golf courses require more resources for building and maintenance...
...Schoen said. Harvard is set to play Penn on Sunday April 6 in Pennsylvania. Penn will be a strong opponent for Harvard. With a very good zone-trap defense, the Quakers will definitely push pressure and push the Crimson to speed things up. “Penn will test all the things we need to work on,” Bobzin said. “Especially speeding up our game mentally and physically.” —Staff writer Alison E. Schumer can be reached at schumer@fas.harvard.edu...
Although partly in jest, Gladwell’s argument is emblematic of a rising public backlash against the Ivy League. With the most recent admissions acceptance rate at a daunting 7.1 percent, it is now, more than ever, clear that a high GPA and strong standardized test scores alone cannot guarantee a place at Harvard. As the admissions game becomes harder and harder to win, many high schools are advising students to dismiss unhealthy infatuations with the Ivy League. The criticisms are not only on the student side: A recent article in BusinessWeek berated the Ivies for using their stratospheric...