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...play right away,” Jones says. “I figured that if I come in and work hard, I would get my shot.”He certainly got much more than he wished for.As personal ambition turned into reality, Jones quickly transitioned from an anxious rookie to a regular starter who has become a dominating force on the court. His contributions have rejuvenated a Harvard team currently sitting atop the EIVA Hay Division standings and on the verge of making the playoffs for the first time in over five years. And while the upperclassmen deserve just...
...happy to see the team’s offense come alive. “We were solid today,” Allard said. “I think we came out really aggressive offensively. It was nice to see us stay in our swing and not be over anxious.”The Crimson players were undoubtedly excited to be playing in front of their home fans for the first time this season. “Oh my gosh! That was so cool!” said freshman Rachel Brown, the Ivy League Pitcher and Rookie of the Week...
Seated on a wooden chair inside his dilapidated shack in the Harare township of Mbare, primary school teacher Moses Majuru, 40, is both anxious and excited about the week ahead. Life has become a bit easier recently thanks to the Zimbabwean government's decision on Jan. 29 to abandon the Zimbabwean dollar for a raft of foreign currencies, including the U.S. dollar and the South African rand. "I am earning in real money. It feels good," says Majuru. "I can now put food on the table and feed my family." A smile spreads across his face...
Such differing agendas help explain the unseemly bickering of the past couple weeks. Continental Europeans, with sounder banks and less fiscal room for maneuver, are rejecting U.S. calls to spend more; the U.S. and Britain, anxious not to kill off laissez-faire capitalism, are reluctant to cede to European demands for tougher global financial regulation. The old G7 countries are pushing to give the International Monetary Fund a financial boost; others distrust the IMF and want a much greater say in how it's run. Many complain that it's impossible to work with Washington because the new Administration...
Despite all those issues, it is still possible that a climate bill could reach the legislative finish line before health care. There is a broad consensus on Capitol Hill that something needs to be done, and Republicans like John McCain and Lindsey Graham are anxious to get a bill passed this year. And while the Administration has not held an energy summit as it did for health care, Obama has had an easier time hiring and confirming staff on the environmental front than on the economy or health-care fronts. For example, Obama's special adviser for green jobs...