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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Many mornings, I have seen Lin with some of his very tall friends munching on breakfast food to help them jumpstart their day. Last weekend, I found myself among a hoard of women’s hockey players as I was trying to make a sandwich by the salad bar. And last night I was seated next to a round table populated by the men’s hockey team...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Leverett Athletes Run the Gamut | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

...north side of the river, which since A.D. 50 has provided docking points for Roman, Saxon, Viking and Norman occupiers and, more recently, for British trade boats and royal ships. (The south bank, Shakespeare's side, is notable for its abundance of brothel paraphernalia.) (See pictures of the treasure hoard found in Staffordshire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Following in the Footsteps of the Mud God | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

Cruise—who prolifically offered "advice, stories, high fives, handshakes, hugs, and even at one point an impromptu dance"—stayed after class to speak with students, including a hoard of people that had gathered by the room as soon as virtual messaging systems went haywire within the classroom when Cruise first appeared...

Author: By Esther I. Yi | Title: Cruise Becomes a Law Student But Not Really. No, Not At All, Actually. | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

Cruise—who prolifically offered "advice, stories, high fives, handshakes, hugs, and even at one point an impromptu dance"—stayed after class to speak with students, including a hoard of people that had gathered by the room as soon as virtual messaging systems went haywire within the classroom when Cruise first appeared...

Author: By Esther I. Yi | Title: Cruise Becomes a Law Student But Not Really. No, Not At All, Actually. | 10/6/2009 | See Source »

...Fornelli notes that the improvement came even though a hoard of bad news shook up the markets between last year's summer survey and this year's fall survey. "Unemployment went up significantly, you had problems with AIG and Lehman Brothers, the stock market went down - so the indicators of the economy got worse and yet confidence has leveled off," she says. Of course, you could also say that the two surveys bridged the worst months of the financial crisis, but it's positive nonetheless that current investor confidence is a tad better than pre-Lehman levels. (See 25 people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Survey: Investors Gaining Confidence in Markets | 9/30/2009 | See Source »

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