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...definitely feel like we have a shot of qualifying next year,” Chenoweth added. “We’re just going to work on bringing our pack closer. We have the right attitude where we can take care of things...
...would offer far more of a challenge than its opening matchup. “Williams was a tougher team,” West said. “They are strong all the way through their order. Our more experienced guys had straightforward matches. But again, the bottom seeds had closer matches.” Though more challenged, Harvard still came out with a win, defeating Williams 8-1. West had another impressive showing, obliterating Ephs sophomore Will Gruner 3-0. Along with West, the third, fourth, fifth, seventh, and ninth seeds all beat their Williams opponents 3-0. The only...
...scientists from Penn State University announced that they had succeeded in piecing together the majority of the woolly mammoth's genome, bringing the world one step closer to the Jurassic Park fantasy of using recovered DNA to bring an extinct species back to a shaggy, lumbering existence...
...eight or nine, a few months can make a significant difference in physical maturity.) And since coaches in Canada begin selecting players for the traveling all-star teams or “rep” squads at the age of nine or ten, those who were born closer to the cutoff date are more likely to be selected for these advanced teams. They then receive extra attention and coaching, becoming even more skilled compared to their slightly younger peers. The result is that by the time we look at the professional hockey leagues in Canada, a shockingly disproportionate number...
...downturn has hit hard and fast. Hong Kong, like much of the rest of Asia, has been booming for several years; between 2004 and 2007, GDP growth averaged more than 7%. The economy was propelled forward by closer ties to China after Hong Kong was handed back to Beijing by Great Britain in 1997. Millions of mainland tourists flooded the city and spent their newfound wealth in Hong Kong's famous luxury shops. A rush of Chinese companies looking to tap international capital markets turned to Hong Kong's stock exchange, solidifying the city's status as a world-class...