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...zone and ethnic cleansing unit. For several hours, police stood by as testosterone-charged participants sang, chanted, waved Australian flags and drank alcohol. Eventually, perhaps inevitably, the mood of hundreds of protesters darkened. Eyes wild, they chased and caught passers-by of Middle Eastern appearance, attacking them with fists, feet and bottles. Outnumbered, burly police spread their feet and swung their batons. Among the 13 injured were five policemen; even ambulance officers felt threatened. "I'm ashamed as a man and as the (New South Wales) Commissioner of Police," said Ken Moroney. "Never have I seen a mob turn like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Culture War on the Beaches | 12/18/2005 | See Source »

...model,? Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez. For one thing, Morales wants to fully legalize the growing of coca, the plant from which cocaine is derived, reversing decades of U.S. efforts to eradicate the crop in Bolivia. And he also hopes to nationalize the tens of trillions of cubic feet of recently discovered natural gas in Bolivia coveted by U.S. energy companies. A Morales victory may also quicken Latin America's leftward drift - left-leaning candidates are favored to win at least five of the nine presidential elections scheduled for 2006 in Latin America...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolivia Frontrunner Flouts U.S. War on Drugs | 12/17/2005 | See Source »

...detect changes in water temperature, pressure, osmotic gradients, and motion. According to Nweeia’s website, www.narwhal.org, the tusk is actually a tooth, shaped like a spiraled rod, which projects out of the male’s upper jaw through its lips and ranges six to nine feet in length. According to the site, it is very rare for a female to have a tusk. William Fitzhugh—director of The Arctic Studies Center (ASC), which is part of the Smithsonian Institution—explained the significance of Nweeia’s findings. He noted that, since salt...

Author: By Pedro V. Moura, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Instructor: Whales Tender to the Tusk | 12/15/2005 | See Source »

...majority of our students get a Category II,” Shad Professor of Business Ethics Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr., said in advance of the decision. “That’s not news. It’s like disclosing that everyone in the class is between five feet tall and seven feet tall...

Author: By Alexander H. Greeley and Daniel J. T. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: News Analysis: MBA Students Give New Policy Poor Marks | 12/15/2005 | See Source »

Wendy has been with us longest and knows our feet-dragging ways best. Her tendency toward funny jokes (see page 19), alliteration (see page 19), and not treating The Crimson like it’s the be-all and end-all (see page 19) makes her presence enjoyable. Why did Widman cross the road...

Author: By Elizabeth W. Green, Annie M. Lowrey, and Jannie S. Tsuei, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: War-Torn Warriors | 12/14/2005 | See Source »

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