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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...anticipate that percentages could drop, and we’ll look at that on a national level as well. We do have some kids who can make some of those shots,” Amaker says...

Author: By Thomas D. Hutchison, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '08 SUPPLEMENT: 3-Point Line | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...this began to change in 2004, though, as the show’s viewer ranking slipped out of the top 15 and its average viewership was halved. This may be the result of NBC’s general slide, the rise of internet TV, or simply just a drop in quality. But these may merely be secondary factors, since FOX’s “House” premiered in 2004.For those who aren’t familiar with the show, it follows Dr. Gregory House (played by Hugh Laurie) as he solves ridiculous, though basically factual, medical mysteries...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Paging Crichton, 'House' Hurting | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

Since Lil’ Bow Wow grew up and dropped the “Lil’,” the rap market has been devoid of an overpaid, asinine, inexplicably popular tyke. Chris Brown’s 13-year-old backup dancer Scooter Smiff (could anyone take him seriously with that name?) seems to be eager to fill the void. In his debut music video, “Head of My Class,” Smiff declares himself to be, well, the head of his class. His claim to fame as a dancer attracts all the ladies, despite...

Author: By Edward F. Coleman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Scooter Smiff ft. Chris Brown | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...challenge.RR: Who did your character try to assassinate?AHR: Richard Nixon.RR: Is it tense working on a play with all these assassins?AR: It’s so tense, because at any moment you don’t know if someone will get too into their character and drop a blooper.RR: Are your roommates scared of you since you’ve been playing an assassin?AR: Yes, I haven’t spoken to my roommates in months.RR: Have you had to divide your room in two?AR: Yes, we have. But my side has the door. I think...

Author: By Chris R. Kingston, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ROVING REPORTER: 'Assassins' | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...wind and solar energy and energy conservation products like fiberglass insulation. According to Hendricks, there are companies ready to build wind farms in the Midwest and solar farms in the Southwest if they can be guaranteed that there will be a market for their products even if oil prices drop. • Construction of a new "smart" electric grid to deliver the power generated by wind, solar and geothermal plants in rural areas to the major population centers. This would be a down payment on the $400 billion over 10 years that Al Gore has estimated the new grid will ultimately...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What a New Energy Economy Might Look Like | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

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