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...dominoes fell one right after another: the demise of Lehman Brothers tipping into the rushed sale of Merrill Lynch to Bank of America, followed by the federal takeover of AIG. Then, the desperate credit crunch of Wednesday caused the emergency maneuvering by the Federal Reserve and the Treasury on Thursday and Friday...
...machine they consider a harmless tool. But, there's no underestimating the thrill of the risk. Earlier this year, when I visited CERN, my tour group included a father and his slouching, intensely apathetic teenage son. It wasn't until the tour guide mentioned that a helium leak could fell a man on the spot that the youngster's eyes lit up, practically dancing with visions of white-coated scientists crumpling to the floor like unstrung marionettes. "So, this thing could just kill us all," he said. "So, it's a death ray!" The father murmured, "Well...
...teams both put up five blocks.Freshman Annie Ingersoll contributed another dazzling performance, nailing 12 kills and boasting a .786 hitting percentage. Ono Horn, adding on to her previous performance, put up seven kills and a .436 hitting percentage.Creating an early lead in all three games, the Crimson never once fell behind Georgia Southern. The Eagles rallied strongly several times in the first and third sets and kept it close in the second, but momentum-killing performances from Ingersoll and McKinley kept them at bay.Determined to keep its commanding leads, Harvard maintained its focus throughout the contest, winning the three sets...
...provide the women’s squad any chances for late-game comebacks.South Florida started off the first set with one such run, scoring five straight points—three of which were aces. The Crimson could not keep up with the barrage of attacks and soon fell behind 13-3.Assorted Crimson plays slowly augmented Harvard’s score, but frequent errors and the Bulls’ large lead precluded any hopes for a come-from-behind win. Finishing on a Crimson service error, South Florida took the match 25-15.“We’d fight back...
...were very fortunate,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “Obviously, we made too many mistakes against a good team, and the saving grace was that we had great character and found a way to win.” The Crimson fell behind late in the first frame and trailed nearly the whole game thanks to its four turnovers. Despite connecting consistently with his sophomore receivers all night, senior hurler Chris Pizzotti drastically underthrew balls in the first and third quarters, which Crusaders Michael Wright and Daryl Brown picked off with ease. The interceptions gave Holy...