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...disputes. "We have been making arrows since we were attacked a month ago," Sylvester says, amid the sound of hammers clanging against steel nails. "It's for our own self-defense." "We cannot know the time of day when they [the Kalenjin, another rival tribe] will come. If they catch you off guard, you're dead," says Samuel, 25, holding a bundle of ready arrows...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peace and Poison Arrows in Kenya | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...just kind of hit that game away and had to play catch up the rest of the way,” senior Jordan Weitzen said...

Author: By Michael J. Buckley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Returning Starters Can’t Propel Crimson | 2/25/2008 | See Source »

...pace continued into the third set as Harvard defeated NYU, 30-25. After taking the lead at 10-7, the Crimson did not allow the Violets to catch up. Senior Jamie Crooks had an excellent performance, posting a large number of his 13 total kills. Weitzen finsihed off the game with a commanding kill...

Author: By Michael J. Buckley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Returning Starters Can’t Propel Crimson | 2/25/2008 | See Source »

...Getting umbrellas off the streets doesn’t mean we just have to throw them away, and critics fearing landfills piled up with mountains of umbrellas should have their concerns eased. Walking on Cape Cod, Thoreau found that his umbrella worked better as a sail to catch tailwinds than as a shield against the rain. There are plenty of good uses the enterprising umbrella owner might put his or her old weapon towards. They can be retrofitted into reflectors for studio photographers, or made into makeshift punch bowls...

Author: By Garrett G.D. Nelson | Title: Umbrella Warfare | 2/22/2008 | See Source »

With polls tightening and the arcane Democratic rules governing delegate allocation favoring Obama, Clinton will need a very strong showing in the popular vote to garner enough delegates to try to catch Obama in the overall count. For example, in 1988, when Gov. Michael Dukakis won in a four-way primary with 33% of the vote - with Rev. Jesse Jackson coming second with 25% - Dukakis got 72 delegates and Jackson 67. To get the delegate count she needs to make a Texas win count, most observers believe Clinton needs a 60%-plus win; to get that, she must hope that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clinton-Obama Rodeo Lassos Texas | 2/21/2008 | See Source »

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