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Michael Biega skated the puck up the left boards and centered it to sophomore Alex Killorn, who passed it over to freshman Danny Biega in the center of the slot, but the rookie’s attempt was blocked by the BC defense. And Killorn, who laid up four shots on goal, fired a final shot in the last minute, when Donato took out Carroll for an extra attacker...
...story nor bringing any insight (a description, it should be noted, that can be just as fairly applied to many offerings of more mainstream media). Most Examiners are not journalists, and their prose is not edited. CEO Rick Blair, who helped launch AOL's Digital Cities, an earlier attempt at a local-news network, calls them "pro-am" - more professional than bloggers, but more amateur than most reporters. You might also call them traffic hounds: because their remuneration is set by, among other things, the number of people who click on their stories, Examiners will often piggyback on hot news...
...brink of economic calamity in the first place. Taken as a group, new businesses may be job creators, but any sort of average masks the fact that many young companies completely combust. Lending to them is risky, and while it may be desirable to lend more in an attempt to create jobs, there is a flip side to the coin. There is a reason banks right now are hesitating to lend too readily - they've recently learned a lesson about where that can lead...
Harvard will attempt to use what it learned this past weekend in Georgia to defend its current undefeated Ivy League record when it returns after a month-long break to go head-to-head with the Quakers of Penn...
With over a month until Harvard faces powerhouse Rochester, the Crimson will attempt to continue its momentum and undefeated status...