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...six—every game. But thanks to the graduation of starting netminder Dan Yacey, Dartmouth has tottered between sophomore Mike Devine (2.75 GAA, .890 save percentage) and junior Sean Samuel (4.44 GAA, .843 save percentage) at goaltender. The team is one of four in the conference to boast three players with more than 10 points, but “they seem to be losing some close games,” Reese said, “and losing some games that I’m sure they expected to win.” The Big Green certainly hasn?...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Beating Green | 12/15/2005 | See Source »

...weak and recycled—not to mention the title. 2. “My Name is Earl”This show has now landed, along with “The Office,” in NBC’s once-integral Thursday night slot, which used to boast the best lineup on television. “Earl” is an irritatingly stupid show, populated by horrendous accents and worse plotlines.1. “Hot Properties”The mention of its name on this page is more than it deserves. Don’t even ask what it?...

Author: By Alex C. Britell, Jessica C. Coggins, and Kevin Ferguson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: TVWATCH:YearInReview | 12/15/2005 | See Source »

...matchup with Long Island will be guard play. Lehigh’s duo of Kyle Neptune and Jose Olivero torched the Crimson perimeter defense, combining for 39 points in the Mountain Hawks’ 67-56 win. The Blackbirds boast two standout guards of their own—James Williams and Randy Jones—who together average 26 points a game, and more importantly have combined to hit 41 percent of their threes on the season...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Looks To Snap Three-Game Losing Streak Against Long Island | 12/13/2005 | See Source »

...There's a reason, however, that the boast requires qualifiers. Undemocratic, not-so-free-market China continues to set the economic pace with GDP growth exceeding 9%?a fact that seemed to dampen enthusiasm in New Delhi in the face of otherwise encouraging circumstances. In Asia, "China is clearly the leader of the flock," conceded India's Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram. "India is still just part of the flock." That chronic inferiority complex is rooted in industrial policy envy. China maintains a big advantage over India in sectors such as manufacturing, said Chidambaram, because its central government dictates "with brutal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India's Real Growth Rate | 12/12/2005 | See Source »

Equal Exchange can also boast that it started a trend. About 450 coffee importers opt to pay above-market rates for certain beans and then sell the product as premium coffee in 45,000 stores nationwide with Fair Trade certification, an independent audit from TransFair USA. The Fair Trade sector accounts for just 2% of the $22 billion domestic retail coffee market. But the industry is striving to keep up with rising public expectations for the way the brew comes to market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fair Trade: How to Brew Justice | 12/11/2005 | See Source »

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