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...Penn (1-3, 0-1), an offensive powerhouse that defeated Harvard 12-10 last season. The Crimson heads to Washington D.C. to face Georgetown on Wednesday and flocks further southward next Friday to butt heads with Presbyterian in sunny Atlanta. Harvard has played neither the Hoyas nor the Blue Hose, since before members of the squads were in high school. While the Crimson is shooting for wins on the road trip, its eyes are wide with vengeance as it focuses on the Quakers. “To be honest, we really haven’t looked past Saturday...
House list: Like drinking from a fire hose. Mather-Open, subscribers quickly find, overflows your inbox with love letters, embarrassing disclosures, heated debates, and daily requests for tower residents to turn down the Beyoncé. It’s a testament to the friendliness and community spirit of Mather House that no plea for strobe lights, bedsheets (?), blowup hammers, or the fax machine (don’t ask about the fax machine) goes unanswered...
...Mountain range, about 62 miles (100km) southeast of Melbourne, arsonists were blamed for starting a fire that burned out more than 15,000 acres and cut a swathe through the tiny town of Boolarra. Boolarra resident Peter Stasinowsky, who stamped out embers with his feet and used a garden hose to save his home, described the blaze as "bloody huge."(Read "In Tongues of Flame...
...users more than 30%. The city has also unleashed its water cops--officials like Dennis Walker who ride around sprawling new housing developments looking for violations of outdoor-water-use laws. Sprinklers are illegal during the daylight hours, and homeowners have to use a misting system rather than simply hose down the grass. Through ignorance or obtuseness, however, not everyone has gotten the message. At one house, Walker catches a sprinkler spraying a rock garden, the water leaking onto the boiling hot asphalt street. "That's pretty egregious," he notes laconically. He films the incident, with the time and date...
...Despite sometimes losing his work to whitewash or a power hose, Banksy's career seems to be continuing on its upward trajectory. His latest work is an installation called "The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill," a commentary on the human-animal relationship that features walking chicken nuggets, swimming fish sticks and hot dogs that slither like snakes. It has been captivating the New York City art scene this month and closes Oct. 31. Although he works undercover, it doesn't look like Banksy can escape the spotlight...