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...does he do it? How is it possible that Butler is entering his third season as Harvard’s starting cornerback and fourth season on the varsity? A 35.5-inch vertical leap helps. A 40-yard dash time that ties him for fourth-fastest on the team doesn’t hurt either...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Secondary Not Short On Talent | 9/18/2003 | See Source »

Sonkur also makes up for his limited stature with superb athletic ability. With a vertical just one inch less than Butler’s, and the fastest 40-yard dash time on the squad, the junior has the ability to stay with the Ivy League’s best...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Secondary Not Short On Talent | 9/18/2003 | See Source »

...rovers, no matter how good their vision is, will have to take things slowly. There will be no scooting from rock to rock when the cameras spot an interesting outcropping. At their fastest, the rovers will move only about 2 in. per second--or about 0.1 m.p.h. And that movement will not take place in anything like real time. Controllers will plan in advance any expedition the rovers attempt, then transmit an entire bundle of instructions, telling them every turn they are to make on the trip. Says Joy Crisp, the project's lead scientist: "In the morning, after each...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Closing In on Mars | 9/8/2003 | See Source »

Conservative prelates in far-flung corners of the Anglican Communion, which consists of 38 independent provinces around the world, felt the same way. Response to Robinson's appointment from church leaders in Africa and Asia, the fastest-growing areas of Anglicanism, was especially swift and stern. "We cannot be in fellowship with them when they violate the explicit Scripture that the Anglican Church subscribes to," said Peter Karanja, provost of the All Saints Cathedral Church in Nairobi, Kenya. "It's outrageous and uncalled for." Bishop Lim Cheng Ean, leader of the Anglican Church of West Malaysia, was only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A House Divided | 8/18/2003 | See Source »

...coffee. The challenge is similar: Americans spend about $9 billion a year on ice cream in places like scoop shops and restaurants, a figure that hasn't budged much since the late 1990s. Yet Ducey, CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, has turned the company into the nation's fastest-growing ice cream franchise. How? Cold Stone custom-blends high-quality ice cream with your choice of "mix-ins" (cherry pie filling with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, anyone?) in an attractive and entertaining atmosphere...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Franchising: Hot Ice Cream | 8/11/2003 | See Source »

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