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Looking to take advantage of passes on the perimeter, Lin and sophomore guard Max Kenyi both had two steals in the first half, but on occasion, Harvard didn’t even need to expend any effort to regain possession...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Patient Defense Anchors Victory | 3/7/2010 | See Source »

...reads like a paperback thriller, but it remains to be seen if the story will be neatly wrapped up in its final chapters. Ashri said that if the case were solved, Saudi Arabia would "have to seriously consider restoring relations" and that he was pleased by the recent "serious efforts from the Thai government." Still, with the statute of limitations expiring, pressure falls on the upcoming trial to reveal the secrets behind the Blue Diamond Affair. Saudi Arabia will have to decide soon if Thailand's last-minute show of effort is enough, or if the curse of the blue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thailand's Blue Diamond Heist: Still a Sore Point | 3/7/2010 | See Source »

...estate... Let us not be deterred from seeing the loathing that is inflaming and filling the lives of the hundreds of thousands of Arabs who live around us. Let us not avert our eyes lest our arms weaken." Dayan's view that Israel's survival depended on crushing any effort by the Palestinians to regain by force of arms that which they'd lost in the war of 1948 shapes the thinking behind the 1956 operations in retaliation for fedayeen raids from Gaza that form the focus of the book - the same logic that was at work in last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gaza: A Cartoon History | 3/6/2010 | See Source »

Finally, they examine the effect that these identities have on the utility functions of the students. The students who identify as insiders will benefit from being involved in the school and exerting at least a moderate level of academic effort. The outsiders, however, would be unhappy with these activities. Rather, their sense of self is positively reinforced by rebellion against the educational environment...

Author: By Ravi N. Mulani | Title: Identity and Incentives | 3/5/2010 | See Source »

...Yale game this past weekend was a team effort,” Wheeler said. “Everyone from the starters to the bench contributed. We keep getting better, and we emphasize that in practice. We remind ourselves that we’re raising the bar for ourselves and that we have our own standards we’re trying to reach...

Author: By Molly E. Kelly, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Looks To Keep Pace in Race | 3/5/2010 | See Source »

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