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With books tucked neatly on the shelves and a comfy purple-dragon rug in a back-corner nook, the library at San Diego's Willard B. Hage Elementary School is the perfect place for children to fall in love with reading. Since the start of the school year, however, the library has been off-limits to students, who get to go there only when (already overworked) teachers can escort them and handle the record-keeping. "With all of the cutbacks we've had in the last few years, the district can't pay for someone to help check out books...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making Reading, Writing and Recession Work Together | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...Palestra.Caputo earned six points for Harvard, as his opponent suffered disqualification while trailing 5-1. Peppelman and O’Connor rounded out the scoring with 8-4 and 4-1 decisions respectively.O’Connor’s narrow win over No. 18 Matt Dragon not only sparked an impressive day for the junior grappler, but also served as a reminder that he remains one of the nation’s top competitors. O’Connor was the only Crimson wrestler to defeat a ranked opponent on the weekend.Despite the stellar performances of both captains and Peppelman...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Splits Duals as Star Grapplers Shine | 2/9/2009 | See Source »

...Dragon (intuitive, influential, demanding, judgmental...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Chinese Zodiac | 1/25/2009 | See Source »

Wood (tiger, rabbit, dragon): high moral standards, tendency to take on too much...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Chinese Zodiac | 1/25/2009 | See Source »

...personality or determining what a new year will bring. These predictions aren't just for carnival sideshows or fortune cookies: in many Asian cultures, each year's forecasts are studied carefully for portents relating to business, romantic and family decisions for the coming year. Some Chinese plan births during dragon years to improve their children's fortune. Some people born in "wrong" years have reportedly been excluded from attending weddings and funerals. As for those making plans for 2009, be warned: because the element of fire is lacking from this year's forecast, fortune tellers don't believe the economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Chinese Zodiac | 1/25/2009 | See Source »

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