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...right for African Americans to use the N word? Pitufo Geiger BAGUIO CITY, PHILIPPINES...
...semifinals to deepen the field that makes it to Nationals, which elevated the importance of finishing in the top half.“It was definitely a very competitive event,” Garrity said.The Crimson also sent boats to closer regattas—the BU Trophy and the Geiger Trophy hosted by MIT—and saw mixed results. With 136 points, Harvard notched a fourth spot, just behind the host Boston University boat. And with 227 points, Harvard placed sixth of six teams down the river at MIT.On tap next for the Crimson is the New England Team...
...prices up, sending more shudders through financial markets that already don't like the heat. For nearly 20 years, August has been the worst month of the year for the S&P 500. The folks at Homeland Security are pale and twitchy, recalling the mood of August 2001; the Geiger counters were out again in lower Manhattan. And as families set off for the lake or the mountains, there are bridges to cross; we are all inspectors now, wondering if the steel feels weak in this heat...
Provisions for a leisurely summer camping trip on a lake in Russia's Ural mountains: Good brown bread; salami and cheese; tomatoes and cucumbers; bottled water (always carbonated). Also, nerve gas-strength mosquito repellent, and vodka (of course). And Geiger counters...
...Mironova and Kabriov record radioactivity as ornithologists note the comings and goings of birds. On a tour of some of the remaining hotspots near local towns and villages, they dip their buzzing Geiger counters into one still-contaminated river where we'd later see kids wading ankle-deep. At day's end, instead of returning to Chelyabinsk to spend the night in the grim Soviet surrounds known as "Tank City" for its role in equipping the Red Army, we headed for a holiday camp Kabriov knew on the shores of the massive Lake Uvil'dui, not far from where...