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...CCSU for short, is the oldest public university in Connecticut, was founded in 1849, enrolls almost 13,000 students, has a freakishly good running back in Justise Hairtson (participated in the Hula Bowl all-star game last month), and procures some of the most delicious four-cheese pizzas fresh in its cafeteria.If you can believe it, there is a point to this diatribe. And it’s not about New Britain, it’s not about CCSU, and it may or may not be about delicious pizza.It’s about that pesky Blue Devil.Not the basketball...
...blades the shape of elongated hearts. This time, it's public. The penitents march through the streets in orderly rows and pause in front of the shrine. Again the mournful chanting, and the whipping begins, blades flashing in the sun. The air is thick with the metallic edge of fresh blood. It is as much a public spectacle as a demonstration of faith. "Everyone who watches is mourning for Hussein as well," says Ali Hosseini, an 18-year-old who has just pulled a black T-shirt over his lacerated back. Slowly the faded cotton darkens with blood. "Their presence...
Those consumers have been gorging themselves at the so-called fast-fashion boutiques, such as H&M, Zara and Mexx. These stores have figured out how to cut the clothing cycle down from six months to six weeks, so their racks are constantly replenished with fresh styles still wet from the runway. Gap, on the other hand, with its huge operations and slower reaction times, has been forced into the riskier business of guessing up front how a season's trends will play out (skinny jeans? newsboy caps?) and making huge bets on a few ideas...
...apartment buildings along Lake Michigan were deluged for a more ominous reason: the water in the Great Lakes is rising to record levels. This year even minor storms may cause major damage. Those who live along the shores of what constitutes the largest body of fresh water in the world are trying desperately to protect their property, dumping sandbags in front of their homes, even moving entire houses to higher ground. Erie, the shallowest lake, has grown especially dangerous as waves several feet high smash against homes. "We haven't had water levels like this since we started keeping records...
...seem a barrier: Henry Stiles, 71, a retired maintenance worker, dispensed the tools collected by volunteers (including 15 rasps, 30 saws and 25 shovels), while a group of first-graders sanded wood. Tiffany Greenis, 8, carried trays of apples and carrots to workers, while her mother Lynn picked up fresh skills. Said she: "I came out expecting to do a little hammering and ended up using tools that I still have no idea what they were...