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...higher rate of evaporation from the lakes' surfaces. But precipitation has been above normal for 15 of the past 18 years, and temperatures have grown cooler. September, for example, is usually a dry month, but it brought drenching rains to the Great Lakes basin. In October Lake Michigan crept to an average of 581.6 ft. above sea level, more than a foot higher than a year earlier and topping its 20th century record of 581 ft., set in 1974. Lakes Huron and Erie climbed to new heights, while Superior and Ontario are swelling fast...
...Haunting and passionate, Virtue is a disturbing read. With the benefit of hindsight Chayes makes it clear that many of Afghanistan's current problems have their roots in these misguided postwar policy decisions. As a result, warlords, drug smugglers and human-rights offenders crept back into power-the same forces that drove the nation to civil war in the '90s, and now threaten to do so again...
...after a series of misses on each end, Housman finished off the seven-point Harvard spurt, driving right and hitting a runner off the glass. Housman was fouled on the play and added the free throw to put Harvard up 66-58 with 8:19 to play. LIU never crept within six points the rest...
...this year’s Crimson, and just three lighter than his 175 pounds. But in a game that often prizes physicality and brute strength, Du has made a living with his speed, slippery moves, and impressive durability in the face of looming opponents. His offensive numbers have crept steadily upward—from 10 points as a rookie and 20 as a sophomore to 33 his junior campaign—and he was named to the All-New England and All-Ivy League teams for his efforts last season. “If he continues the same rate...
...part ideal of marriage. Even the government has reconciled itself to the trend, simplifying the process in 2003 from a months-long ordeal to a jaunt to the civil-affairs bureau that can take just 15 minutes. With so many young couples dissolving their unions, a new term has crept into the Chinese lexicon: flash divorces--partnerships that last as long as the average Hollywood romance. "It may be the seven-year itch in the West, but it's the one-year itch in China," says Eva Wong, president of Top Human Technology, which runs relationship workshops in several Chinese...