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...game as Princeton or Brown or Penn—really they’re as tough as anybody in the league”Coming off a devastating 27-24 home loss to the Tigers last week that severely damaged its title hopes, Harvard has been busy trying to fix what went wrong against Princeton.“This week in practice we have been going back to the basics, focusing on the fundamentals,” Grimm said. “On defense, we need to eliminate big plays, that’s what’s been killing...
Need to get your nut and chocolate fix in the same dish? Then try out this peanutty treat next time when you visit the dining hall. Put two large spoonfuls of peanut butter in a bowl. Microwave the condiment for about 20 seconds, or until it appears liquidy. Pour onto bowl of chocolate froyo, ideally that of the Dutch variety. Add chocolate sprinkles on top if you want some extra kick...
...chandelier. A cluster of dangling plastic circles and thin red fabric adorn the ceiling, a red shag rug the floor, and a full-length mirror the far wall. “We like to strut before we go out,” Matsui says. The pair found an eccentric fix for their bare bathroom walls: Japanese porn. Dozens of rectangular cutouts from Bukakae, black and white pencil sketches from pornographic cartoon magazines, adorn the walls. White packing tape holds the impromptu wallpaper in place. “Packing tape is our friend,” Ching says of the stuff...
Beyond that, the supply of crude is not unlimited. Opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or the coast of Florida for drilling, which congressional Republicans have been pushing for, is a relatively short-term fix. And the more oil that is removed, the more expensive the cost of extracting the remaining oil becomes. At some point--possibly as early as 2010--production will therefore reach a peak, though not necessarily a sharp one, and then gradually start to decline. "The problem," says Simmons, "is that the global economy and the U.S. economy are structured on the assumption that...
Networks are usually loath to fix what's not broken, with good reason. The West Wing--that other White House drama--went into a ratings spiral after its creator, Aaron Sorkin, left the show in 2003. And the CiC change comes at a critical time. An out-of-the-box top 10 show, it has replaced The West Wing as the darling of pundits and pols. It has been cited as evidence that a woman could win in 2008, and producer Steven Cohen, a former Bill and Hillary Clinton press aide, even says it could help...