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...doing this longer.”Despite the leg up in experience, it may well be just a matter of time before the Crimson rookie surpasses all of his competitors. A native of Germany, Weiler began pole vaulting at the age of 11. He brought his athletic talent to California when he decided to study abroad and stay in the US before coming to Harvard. In a matter of two years, Weiler was nearly unstoppable on the track-and-field circuit, amassing just about every accolade possible. Winning the Under-18 World Championships and being named as a USA Today...
...request by California Rep. Howard Berman: "...for the Providence Holy Cross Foundation tattoo removal violence prevention program in Mission Hills...It is now time for a pork removal program...
...request from California Rep. Jerry Lewis: "...for the Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center. Perhaps next year, if the park and Rep. Lewis still haven't found all the money they're looking for, they could ask Bono and U-2 for help instead of the taxpayers...
...fiscal challenges," over the next 18 months. The report also noted that this was the first time Moody's analysts were broadly worried about the ability of local governments to pay back their debts. Among the places Moody's finds to be most troubled are cities in Florida and California, because of the real estate bust, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, which are being hurt by the drop in manufacturing, and Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, due to the financial crisis...
...other participants, there are benefits beyond the chance to expand the reach of classical music. When Hannah Tarley, the California teenager, asked to get her ears pierced about seven years ago, her mother told her she'd be allowed to do so only if she performed at Carnegie Hall. It used to be that the way to get to Carnegie Hall was to practice, but the world is a little different now. She practiced - and then she uploaded her video - and then she got there...