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Smith's charms, though, quickly wore thin. After making a show of his wealth by feasting Smith with Chesapeake oysters, boiled turkey and baked cornbread, Powhatan got to the point: What the heck was Smith doing on the big man's turf, and how fast would he get out? Why, Smith baldly lied, he and his mates had merely been chased upriver by the wicked Spanish and would soon be gone. Powhatan, who knew better, signaled for a band of sinewy warriors to press Smith's head upon an altar of stone and prepare to beat out his brains with...
Junior Tara Schoen, who was the biggest factor in the fast start that Nelson was referring to, ended up contributing an astounding five goals on the day. She struck early and often, scoring two of the team’s first three goals unassisted...
...went on. “This is just the very beginning.” Lander called on students, particularly undergraduates, to work together for the sake of scientific progress. A mathematician by training, he encouraged students “to get a sense of the derivative... how fast things really can move.” Shiv M. Gaglani ’10, who recently founded a student group for interdisciplinary science research called the Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association, said he was glad he attended the symposium. “I’m missing class, and it?...
...world's most energy-efficient industrialized economy, Japan is in a position to extend technical assistance on the environment both to fast-developing nations such as China, and to prosperous peers such as the U.S. Whether it means nuclear power or fuel-efficient cars, if the entire world used energy like Japan, global carbon emissions would be lower. But the Japanese have always been high-tech leaders; what's new is the idea that Japan could take a political leadership position on climate change, working to broker the pacts that will replace Kyoto when the Accord, which the Bush Administration...
...Monday Japan repeated its performance with India, the world's other fast-growing carbon emitter, pledging to help New Delhi improve energy efficiency...