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...said. On her side of the draw, Tachibana beat Erin Clark of Richmond, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, Elizabeta Zaylsiva of Winthrop, 6-2, 6-4, and Kateryna Yergina of Virginia Commonwealth University, 7-5, 3-4, ret. Though she did not face a ranked challenger, Tachibana took down opponents who had previously defeated players ranked 73rd and 107th in the nation. The three-set match in the finals between Cao and Tachibana was equally as competitive as the road each took to get there. Cao took the first set in a tiebreak, but Tachibana responded by winning...
...frequency" because of steadily warming temperatures over the next several decades. Research published in 2007 by the Australian government's own Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization reported that by 2020, there could be up to 65% more "extreme" fire-danger days compared with 1990, and that by 2050, under the most severe warming scenarios, there could be a 300% increase in such days. "[The fires] are a sobering reminder of the need for this nation and the whole world to act and put at a priority the need to tackle climate change," Australian Green Party leader Bob Brown told...
...faith in the electoral exercises had eroded and their attendance at the polls dwindled, especially among the younger generations uninspired by the civil superstitions of their fathers. Political apathy had so afflicted the nation that, leading up to the 2004 election, many commentators speculated, in apocalyptic tones, that depressed voter-turnout and a dying faith in democracy would become permanent features of our commonwealth...
...convention of the National Right to Life Committee in Denver, a spokeswoman cheered, ''Seven- two! Six-three! Five-four! We are one vote away from restoring full protection for unborn children!'' National Right to Life President J.C. Willke bubbled, ''We're overjoyed with this decision. All we need is one more (Justice) and we're going to reverse this abomination.'' Yet many pro-choicers were also happy with the decisions--particularly the Pennsylvania case, Thornburgh vs. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ''I'm absolutely elated,'' said Kate Michelman, executive director of the National Abortion Rights Action League. Said American...
...high of 300. A student petition for extended parietals hours to entertain women in the Houses met flat rejection by the Faculty Administrative Board the day before.1/19: Yale beats Harvard football, 21-7. A week later, the Medical School receives grant of million dollars in unrestricted finds from the Commonwealth Fund.12/1: Dunster wins the first inter-house debate as judges split on verdict. Sanitary engineers begin with an investigation today to determine the cause of a minor epidemic of intestinal disturbance.12/2: The union closes to freshman following a fire causing $15,000 in damages. The business school raises tuition...