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...Wolff said. “Corey’s job was to stay with him and Corey did a very good job on him.”TURN IT UPTough shooting was only one of the problems on offense for Harvard as the Terrier defense created turnover havoc. The Crimson turned it over 20 times against just 12 assists, leading to 19 points of turnovers for the visitors. 14 of those points came after the break when Harvard turned it over 12 times as BU pulled away and the hosts got visibly frustrated.“Just like shooting...
Thanksgiving was rocked by the news from Mumbai, India: A small gang of terrorists had wreaked havoc on the region. Allegedly trained at a camp in neighboring Pakistan, the group was well prepared. They came with guns, grenades, satellite phones, and foodstuffs. They came with knowledge of local maps, floor plans, and specific targets. India’s most cosmopolitan city was crippled by the attacks, which lasted three nights and claimed the lives of hundreds. Even more were badly injured...
...industries: toy manufacturers, textile companies and shoemakers most prominent among them. China's steadily appreciating renminbi (RMB) currency - which makes Chinese goods more expensive in key export markets like the U.S. - as well as higher costs embedded in a new labor law enacted last year were already wreaking havoc with companies that survived even in the best of times on the thinnest of profit margins. Now, with a global recession gathering pace, the best of times are gone, and the pain in what had been booming areas in southern China is spreading quickly. Fully half of China's toy exporters...
...events create more havoc with a retirement plan than a steep financial loss immediately preceding or following the date you quit working. Suddenly you have to square 30 years of future expenses with a greatly diminished stockpile of assets. The recent washout has been enough to send some new retirees back to work at least part time and to persuade prospective retirees to put off their plans for a few years. So, yes, times are certifiably tough for this group. I don't mean to discount that. But the news has been so bad lately that every retiree...
...also help to suppress climate change. "The link between carbon-intensive activities and changes in the world's climate is now well established, and the consequences will be felt across the hemisphere," the authors write, noting that if "current human activity remains unchanged," the resulting "ecological shocks" could wreak havoc on Central America, the Caribbean, and the southeastern United States...