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...Mitch Williams vs. the Strike Zone ( The Wild Thing's eccentric fast ball had helped the Philadelphia Phillies beat the superior Atlanta Braves in the play-offs, but in the World Series against Toronto, he lost all sense of navigation and blew two crucial games. The closer has closed in Philly: he was abruptly traded to Houston...
...Crusaders controlled play throughout the first half, but the Crimson managed to head into the break with the game tied, as junior Charles Altchek scored his leauge-leading ninth goal of the season with less than one minute remaining before intermission. Altcheck’s goal capped off a wild sequence in front of Holy Cross’s net, which saw Harvard’s David Williams, with his back to the goal, kick the ball back into the goalie box. Crusaders goalie Keith Bauer stopped the initial shot but could not hold on to the ball, and Altcheck...
...have waited and harvested more data. But patience is not Guan's strong suit, and with new human cases surfacing, there wasn't time. Putting his scientific reputation on the line, he gave his preliminary results to authorities in Guangdong and urged them to cull civets being sold in wild-animal markets. After some hesitation, they did--and since then, the only new SARS cases have come from a handful of lab accidents. "My personal effort stopped the second SARS outbreak," Guan says. "And hopefully my personal effort will contribute to saving the world from this pandemic...
...have to wonder sometimes why Presidents even run for re-election, given how things usually turn out. Second terms have a way of veering into wild and menacing terrain, spiked with indictments and scandals and betrayal and grief. Some friends become less friendly because they know you are on your way to retirement while they are on their way to the next campaign. Your team gets tired, the ideas stale, and the fumes of power more toxic. It was through those badlands that President George W. Bush trudged last week, and for once he was walking alone. "The problem...
...Work” was interspersed with whistling, applause, and cries of “That’s right, Jared!” The winning act, featuring the robotic dance moves of Brian D. Lee ’06 and Olakunle O. Oladehin ’07, received wild applause. One student held a huge sign that read “Don’t you wish your blockmates could DANCE like ours?” Oladehin and Lee’s act was dubbed the winner of a $250 prize based on the cheers of the crowd when each...