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...fact, several young players have stepped in to fill the gaping holes in the Harvard lineup. Freshman Richard Hill has been a fixture at No. 2, winning four of seven matches. Fellow rookie J. Reed Endresen has taken all four of the matches he has played at the third and fourth flights. And freshman Eliot Buchanan and sophomore Alex Lavoie have shown promise in limited action, putting up .500 records...
...idea behind La Entrada al Pacifico (Corridor to the Pacific) is to ease overconcentration of Asian trade in Southern California by diverting goods to a port in western Mexico and transporting them to Midland. Marfans see a plan that could fill Midland's pockets but potentially devastate Marfa's culture, lifestyle and economy, based in large part on tourism thanks to Marfa's proximity to Big Bend National Park and its reputation as an artists' haven (artists and galleries have been a fixture in town since celebrated sculptor Donald Judd relocated here from New York...
...find yourself struggling to find the right words to fill the blank Valentine's Day card that you just purchased? When the florists asks what you'd like to say on the card with the bouquet, does an embarrassingly long pause ensue? If you have ever found yourself facing writer's block, straining to express your deepest, most romantic sentiments, Internet data indicates that you are not alone...
...Across the country, hundreds of school districts are experimenting with new ways to attract, reward and keep good teachers. Many of these efforts borrow ideas from business. They include signing bonuses for hard-to-fill jobs like teaching high school chemistry, housing allowances ($15,000 in New York City) and what might be called combat pay for teachers who commit to working in the most distressed schools. But the idea gaining the most momentum-and controversy-is merit pay, which attempts to measure the quality of teachers' work and pay teachers accordingly...
...several months, would be designed to ensure that the smaller U.S. footprint in Iraq doesn't embolden insurgents to reignite the civil war that ripped the country apart in 2006 and the first half of 2007. The U.S. military is counting on the growing Iraqi security forces to fill the gap left by the U.S. withdrawal, but wants to test that hypothesis by removing its own forces in increments...