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...year ago, according to ShopperTrak, a research firm that tracks activity at more than 50,000 retail outlets. Sales fluctuated by region, with the West scoring the biggest increase at 4.7%. This was followed by the Midwest, where sales rose 1.3%, and the South, which posted a 0.6% gain. The Northeast took the biggest hit, with sales tumbling 4.9%. ShopperTrak co-founder Bill Martin reiterated his earlier projection of a 1.6% sales increase for 2009's holiday season...
While Harvard came out with the victory, the game started with back-and-forth play early in the first period. Neither team seemed to gain an outright advantage, but the Crimson accumulated a 11-2 shot deficit in the frame and didn’t get its first shot on goal until almost 15 minutes...
...Crimson was able to gain some ground thanks to Wildcat fouls late in the first half...
...might not have been so crucial had Harvard not dug itself into a 14-point hole early. The Crimson committed 11 turnovers in the first seven minutes of the game, the first two coming from Lin. The opportunistic Black Knights wasted little time, using a 17-2 run to gain an imposing lead. A win may have allowed Harvard to celebrate its rally, but the loss means that the team will have to reflect on its inability to play with composure early in the game...
...18th century Paris building's cupola. But rather than earning plaudits from intellectuals and ordinary French people alike, the move to honor the man some call France's most influential postwar thinker is sparking controversy. Some pundits and historians say that Camus' legacy is being exploited for political gain, while others argue that glorification of the philosopher by the French government would make a mockery of Camus' deeply individualist convictions...