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...have to continue to go forward and get better,” Harvard coach Jennifer Weiss said. “There are signs of brilliance, but we have to be consistent.” In the second frame, Penn took the first two points and never relinquished its cushion. Though the Crimson came close to tying the score several times, the Quaker defense limited Harvard to a .078 hitting percentage en route to a 30-23 victory. Feeding off its momentum, Penn took advantage of five Crimson errors to open up a 10-6 lead in game three. Despite making...

Author: By Karan Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Loses to Penn, Still Winless in Ivies | 10/31/2005 | See Source »

...side.” Opening the game ahead 1-0, Harvard found itself quickly down 13-5. The Crimson would never retake the lead as it was all Tigers on their way to a 30-15 victory. In the fourth frame, Princeton jumped out to a quick 4-0 cushion as a result of two Harvard attack errors. But the Crimson battled back, incorporating a variety of slides and quick sets as well as tipping to open areas and hitting down the line. “This week in practice we worked a lot on our shots, working...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Falls to Princeton, Extends Losing Streak | 10/30/2005 | See Source »

...thing that will probably cushion the blow of this new and permanent energy crisis is something old, with an air about it of discomfort and duty: conservation. There's nothing particularly sexy or chic about consolidating shopping trips, carpooling, turning the thermostat down in winter and up in summer, or biking to the office and back, but it does work. In the early '80s, in the midst of soaring oil prices, we doubled the average efficiency of cars, furnaces and insulation. Katrina and Rita might not have pushed us into another energy-crisis mind-set yet. With the inevitable price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Kick the Oil Habit | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

Though the Crimson jumped out to a 6-2 lead in the fifth game, the resurgent Rams attacked, going on a 10-4 run to establish a two-point cushion...

Author: By Michael R. James and Karan Lodha, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: W. Volleyball Wins New England Challenge Title | 9/12/2005 | See Source »

Like many other successful small companies, Spira started by accident. In 1999 David Krafsur, an aerospace engineer living in Knoxville, Tenn., was thinking of ways to cushion his treadmill when he saw compact wave springs featured in a trade magazine. He figured the tiny springs could fit in shoes instead. Krafsur ordered some wave springs, and he picked up a $10 pair of skippies at Wal-Mart. As his wife rolled her eyes, Krafsur filleted the sole of each sneaker like a fresh trout, stuck springs in the heel and the forefoot and duct-taped them back together...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside Business: Hot Springs for Sneakers | 9/11/2005 | See Source »

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