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...jumpers on either end of a 9-0 Crimson run that lasted over five minutes and pushed Harvard’s lead to 13. Tay’s 10 points made her the lone Crimson starter in double figures, but she shot only 4-for-15 from the floor. On a lackluster shooting night for the Crimson starters—Hallion and juniors Katie Rollins and Niki Finelli combined for just 10 points—freshman forward Emma Markley had a breakout game for Harvard. The rookie scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds in just 15 minutes of action...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Defense Serves Revenge in NH | 1/29/2008 | See Source »

...internal control department for nearly a year, partly by changing the financial instruments he traded - thus triggering attention from departments that knew nothing of his trading history. Kerviel learned the intricacies of the bank's controls during his time working in middle-office jobs, before moving to the trading floor in 2005. "He chose very specific operations which were not involving any cash movements," Mustier said. "He managed to place transactions which did not require immediate confirmations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behind the Trader's Market Chaos | 1/27/2008 | See Source »

Back at Destination, Xiao Wang is still explaining how things work. A friend grabs his shoulder and pulls him toward the dance floor, but he hesitates. "If you do something wrong, of course you can get into trouble. But that's not just for gays. That's true for all Chinese. Other than that," he says, turning to follow his friend, "we're free to live our lives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Beijing | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

Despite its unassuming exterior, the long lines of young men waiting to get in most weekend nights hint at the action inside. On a recent Saturday night, hundreds of men milled around the outer rooms drinking and flirting. Around the tennis-court-size dance floor, an Eminem concert looped on half a dozen video screens as lasers and strobe lights pulsed over the throngs below...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Postcard: Beijing | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

...another, as he screamed "traitor!", "piece of merda!" and made the gesture of firing a gun. The targeted Senator then duly fainted (or feigned a fainting) in his soft chamber chair. Finally, just after the votes were counted, victorious center-right lawmakers uncorked Spumanti directly on the Senate floor. "Take them away!," implored Senate President Franco Marini, pounding his gavel as the bubbly spilled out of the bottles onto the carpet. "This isn't a tavern here!" The final tally after nearly an hour: 161-156 to bring down the coalition, 20 months after Prodi eked out a victory over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How An Italian Government Falls | 1/24/2008 | See Source »

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