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...punishment - or just the threat of punishment - that's the key. Bshary and others already knew that in the wild, male wrasses, which are larger than females, become hopping mad when their partners steal a bite of their clients, and they often chase the female around in a threatening manner. To prove that this was indeed the physical scolding it appeared to be, Bshary and colleagues ran a tank experiment in which they introduced a plate of normal fish flakes (which wrasses like) and prawns (which wrasses love) to two fish. If either fish ate a tasty prawn, the researchers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Fish (Yes, Fish) Punish One Another | 1/7/2010 | See Source »

Moments ago, Lin had come up with a steal near midcourt and barreled to the basket, where he was met by George Washington’s Dwayne Smith. The collision sent Lin to the Harvard trainer, who soon got the bleeding under control...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Continues Strong Play, Tops GW | 12/31/2009 | See Source »

...continued to prove that the setback did not faze him just moments after his second free throw sailed through the net.  The Colonials Tony Taylor tried to bring the ball up the court for his team, but Lin came away with his fifth steal of the half. The 6’3 guard raced down the left sideline before crossing over to his right and thundering home a dunk that gave his team a three-point advantage with 56 seconds remaining in the period...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Continues Strong Play, Tops GW | 12/31/2009 | See Source »

...Engineers came out hot to start the second half, as Billy Bender knocked down a long ball from the corner to cut the Crimson’s lead to six. Lin countered with a full-court layup and then forced a steal moments later. The star guard raced up the court and found sophomore Oliver McNally as he streaked to the basket for the easy layup, extending the lead...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Engineers Win Over Cambridge Foe | 12/29/2009 | See Source »

...identity debates that Sarkozy himself had wanted. Neither Besson nor Sarkozy has been shy in acknowledging that the formerly taboo topics of national identity and immigration are now such a concern among voters that they're fair game to be taken up by mainstream conservatives. Some pundits also see stealing a page from Le Pen's playbook as the best way for Sarkozy to woo FN voters to his camp ahead of the March elections, just as he did in 2007 when his presidential campaign took up anti-immigration and law-and-order platforms to win over far-right voters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sarkozy Stands By France's Hated Immigration Minister | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

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