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...second consecutive night, the Harvard men’s basketball team saw a 14-point first-half lead largely slip away by halftime before watching its opponent reverse its early shooting woes to pull away in the second half for a double-digit victory...
...segregation of communities, the ban will do nothing to help integrate France. In response to the ban, Muslim parents may take their children out of public schools and place them in private Islamic schools—not exactly a move towards assimilation. Even worse, parents may decide to pull their daughters out of school entirely, though Islam emphasizes learning and knowledge. Ultimately, the unwise ban proposes to treat the effects of social disintegration rather than the cause: France’s failed assimilation and social policy...
...ever said democracy is easy, but Iowa makes it about as difficult as it gets. Candidates must pull people away from their dinner tables and children's homework on a weekday evening in the depth of winter to go to one of almost 2,000 caucuses at the local school gymnasium or library or steak house, where they might spend an entire evening arguing politics with their neighbors. (So large is the expected turnout that the traditional gatherings in people's living rooms have all but disappeared.) The math can get complicated, as supporters of candidates who fail to garner...
...Schnarch approach immediately appealed to Ken. "I liked that he didn't pull any punches," says Ken, who used to disagree with his wife and others just for the sake of it. "I used to use more imperative-type language. Schnarch helped me to think about developing more collaborative alliances." Working with Schnarch after trying other therapists, says Ken, was like "jumping into a Ferrari compared to driving a Toyota Celica...
...cool off, Sacred Heart’s picked up. The Pioneers tore off a 14-2 run to forge ahead 26-21 with 8:25 to play in the half. Two layups by junior center Graham Beatty and a three-pointer from freshman guard Jim Goffredo helped the Crimson pull back even...