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...heavyweights, the first varsity boat narrowly missed the bronze, trailing third-place Princeton by just over a second in the Grand Final. Despite the narrow miss, the Black and White still gained on the national competition, taking out rival Dartmouth, a squad it had lost to twice already this season. For the heavies, that was a sign of good things to come. “We feel like our boats have been gaining speed over the course of the season,” Golden said. “And I think this weekend showed that.” The lightweight...
...puts it, “to teach is to learn twice...
...dark, CFL stands for Compact Fluorescent Light bulb. The CFL is an energy-efficient, long-lasting bulb. The average 25-watt bulb uses approximately a third of the energy of an equivalent incandescent bulb. And while the upfront cost of such a bulb can be as much as twice that of a comparable incandescent, the long-term savings are clear. By one calculation, a single CFL bought to replace a 75-watt incandescent bulb will save a consumer $76 to $83 over its 15,000 hour lifetime...
...deluded, she is near madness; she is losing her mind. Clark lifted this Follies into the stratosphere of indelible Broadway productions. I can testify to that: after catching a Saturday matinee I marched directly to the box office and bought two tickets for the evening show. Rapture struck twice...
...Martel says he's in this thing for the long haul and will send books as long as Harper is in power. "He has to respond at some point. It would be unacceptable if a Canadian citizen wrote to the Prime Minister thoughtful letters with gifts twice a month, month after month, and there was no response," Martel says, insisting that his letters (posted on his website) are not petty or partisan. He notes that previous Conservative governments, including that of Brian Mulroney, have supported the arts. But what Martel and Harper each think is "unacceptable" may be very different...