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...little time in this weekend’s opener, accounting for 12 points and four rebounds. The most noteworthy performance came from freshman center Brian Cusworth. Cusworth had seven points—none more emphatic than his dunk with 5:49 left that proved to be a key energy boost at a time when the Crimson seemed to be fading...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: M. Hoops' Rally Falls Short | 11/27/2002 | See Source »

Bush’s changes to the law allow companies to boost profits by increasing efficiency while avoiding paying for pollution reduction. Almost all improvements in machinery will be considered “routine maintenance,” and thus not trigger the mandatory pollution-reducing improvements that they would have in the past...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: No Price on Clean Air | 11/26/2002 | See Source »

Those long odds got a boost last week when the FDA approved the first consumer-friendly device designed to restart hearts in the home, where 70% of cardiac arrests occur. The HeartStart Home Defibrillator, manufactured by Philips Electronics, is similar to other so-called automated external defibrillators (AEDs) that you may have seen in casinos or airports. The machines deliver the same electrical shock as those paddles doctors use in the hospital--and without which no medical television show worth its Nielsens could long survive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Home Heart Shocker | 11/25/2002 | See Source »

...lesson to Democrats, who spend more time courting Bush than courting blacks. Governor Foster came around last week, joining Terrell onstage with Dick Cheney. And there's another politician ready to help. President Bush will swing through Louisiana on his way back to Washington after Thanksgiving to give a boost to the candidate he can count on 100% of the time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Louisiana's I-Love-George Contest | 11/25/2002 | See Source »

...wife, Sue, works full time. Collis lives 90 km away from his fire station because he cannot afford London housing; he commutes by motor bike to avoid slow and expensive public transport. He saves some money by sleeping on the fire station floor between shifts during the week. To boost his income, Collis works as a chair upholsterer on his days off. The shift system of two nine-hour days followed by two 15-hour nights and then four days off allows many firefighters to have second jobs; critics say this weakens their claim of not making enough money. Collis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Fireman's Lament | 11/24/2002 | See Source »

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