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...into the match, going point for point with the Big Green up to 4-4. Moments later, an Ingersoll kill and a Wu ace put the Crimson ahead, creating a lead it would not relinquish. A mix of strong attacking and solid defense proved to be the right formula for Harvard, who made a 6-1 run to bring the score to 18-10. Consecutive kills by McKinley and Fryhofer closed out the first game and boosted the Crimson’s attack percentage to .424.The first game performance was an improvement over what was already a solid outing last...
...impact papers” and total citation counts, according to their Web site. In addition to this quantitative data, Thomson Reuters assesses whether the discoveries are worthy of special recognition, the extent of the researcher’s contribution to the discovery, and other noteworthy awards previously held. The formula yields a list of scholars likely to be considered for the Nobel Prize in medicine, chemistry, physics and economics. The Harvard professors named in the Reuters list were not overly concerned with their selection. “I frankly don’t know anything about how [Thomson Reuters] does...
...whether this is a formula for generating long-term happiness is questionable. As President Drew G. Faust warned a class of graduating seniors in last year’s Baccalaureate Address, “if you don’t pursue what you think will be most meaningful, you will regret...
...news has unfolded about how Chinese baby formula laced with the industrial chemical melamine has caused the death of four infants and sickened tens of thousands of others, milk consumption has fallen precipitously. Chinese supermarkets have cleared products from their shelves, but the crisis continues to spread beyond the country's borders. Dairy goods laced with tainted Chinese exports have been found in Taiwan, Singapore and Japan. A dozen Asian and African nations have banned Chinese dairy products. The European Union, which prohibits the import of Chinese milk, banned baby foods containing Chinese dairy products and said it will begin...
...Mothers who fed their babies tainted formula began noticing as early as last year that their children were getting sick. Dairy giant Sanlu Group, one of the producers of melamine-laced milk powder, knew as early as June about the problem, but didn't publicly announce a recall until Sept. 11. In addition to the four deaths caused by the poison, 53,000 Chinese babies have been sickened and 12,000 have been hospitalized. Out of 109 Chinese companies whose products have been examined for contamination, 22 have turned out to be trading in melamine-tainted milk products...