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...swim freestyle or backstroke.At the beginning of the season, Mills continued to combat the effects of her injury, as she was once forced to start a 500-yard freestyle race in the water instead of the on the diving blocks.Even with this setback, Mills dominated the race and broke the five-minute barrier that eludes many full-strength swimmers. She didn’t let her state interfere with her competitive drive to get another win for Harvard.During the winter campaign, Mills fully recovered from her complication, and started swimming at an extremely high level.Mills began to show signs that...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mills Shows Spirit, Resolve in Recovery | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...example. It makes me crazy to buy two Advil in $40 worth of plastic packaging. Yvon Chouinard, who runs Patagonia, is one of my close personal friends and a big environmentalist. He tells a wonderful story: he wanted to sell underwear without any packaging. I said, 'You'll go broke!' But he just put a rubber band around it and sales went up 35%. He uses that as an example of a way to think outside...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tom Brokaw's New Global Warming Documentary | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

...clothes and gear for her girls"? Are you kidding me? Sorry, but while there certainly are legitimate cases of distressed homeowners, many refinance-based dollars got spent on things people really didn't need and couldn't afford. There may not be a law against that, but they still broke the rules. Will Pattison, DALLAS...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Profiles in Foreclosure | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

...victim of Zardari's excesses. Unburdened by the pressures of power, the Punjabi industrialist has been pushing the government to reinstate Chaudhry for over a year now. He quit the coalition government after Zardari backtracked on agreements to do so. A confrontation had been simmering over recent months, but broke into the open when the Supreme Court issued a controversial ruling last month barring Sharif and his younger brother, Shahbaz from standing for elected office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Despite U.S. Efforts, Tension Mounts in Pakistan | 3/14/2009 | See Source »

...Sibilski took a similar path to triumph. Taking the first set 6-3 and losing the next 6-1, she likewise broke her opponent to make the set 5-5 in a back-and-forth game that featured two match points for the Eagles...

Author: By Eric L. Michel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Defeats Eagles in Night Thriller | 3/13/2009 | See Source »

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