Word: 50th
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...Formula One teams racing to cut costs amid the economic downturn, Xtrac is selling fewer gearbox parts this year. Cushioned by its interests outside Formula One, Xtrac's future is hardly threatened, but, says technical director Adrian Moore, "any reduction in business makes you concerned."(See pictures of the 50th running of the Daytona...
...Subtle racism is particularly pervasive in the American media; the reporting on Chinese affairs in the New York Times, for instance, is not so different in spirit from the comments left on the Lowell walls. Take for example, a recent New York Times article on the “50th Anniversary of Democratic Reforms in Tibet,” which has a headline reading, “Tibet Atrocities Dot Official Chinese History.” The first line of the article succinctly sums up hundreds of years of history with one line of anti-Chinese rhetoric...
...coordinate and cheer on an uprising that embarrassed the rulers of the People's Republic as China just as the country was preparing for its Olympics. A year later, however, the Chinese authorities have moved with dispatch to prevent any recurrence. In the run-up to Mar. 10, the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's escape from Tibet after a failed uprising, Beijing has cut off communication between Tibet-as well as areas with large ethnic Tibetan communities-and the rest of the world. (See pictures of last year's uprising in Tibet...
...strong of a showing as their female counterparts over the weekend, but there were still some bright spots for Harvard. McCahill placed 43rd in the men’s 10K Classic event and 46th in the men’s 20K Freestyle contest, while junior Trevor Petach placed 50th and 51st in the two races, respectively.“I was able to put together two fairly solid runs out there in some tricky conditions,” McCahill said.The men’s alpine team was led by junior captain Chris Kinner’s 27th place effort...
...captain in the alpine scoring columns. Freshman Kevin McNamara improved eight places from his 51st starting position to finish 43rd in the Giant Slalom event. Sophomore Brad Alvarez joined Kinner and McNamara in the Giant Slalom scoring, improving 22 places on his starting position of 72nd to place 50th overall in the race...