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...Gawler, an avuncular, semi-retired flight engineer, is navigating my journey into deep childhood, starting with the shrubbery behind Hong Kong's Kowloon Bowling Green Club (KBGC). Gawler is one of its longest-standing members. "The fa wong [gardener] had a house here and a well," he says. "All the kids used to play here, remember...
Dissatisfied with the University’s progress on the living wage issue, about 50 members of PSLM occupy Mass Hall. The PSLM sit-in lasts 21 days and attracts worldwide support from labor leaders. It is the longest occupation in Harvard history. A Crimson poll finds that while most students appear to support paying all workers a “living wage,” many do not support PSLM’s tactics...
Wahlberg, the senior captain who had put out fire after fire during the championship run the year before, was heroic in his longest outing in over a year. He allowed three earned runs, but never let the game get too close as the Crimson clinched its sixth Red Rolfe title in eight seasons...
...identified with the athletes here because, for the longest time, I was right there with them, plugging away in anonymity and searching for meaning when there was no recognition to be had. I hope they felt some satisfaction when we covered them, but more than that, I hope they felt some satisfaction when we didn’t. During my term at the helm of this section, I never believed that all 41 sports merited equal coverage. But I’d hope the athletes on those teams never let that fact demean the dignity of their endeavor. There...
...sympathizers is unlikely to grow into a nationwide insurgency, however, because of the history and demographics of Iraq. The Sunnis, after all, constitute only 15 percent of the total population, and although there are mounting signs of disaffection with the occupation among the Shiite majority, they're also the longest-suffering victims of Baathist tyranny and are unlikely to make common cause with their former tormentors...