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...meter jump.Freshman Lauren Barber rounded out Harvard’s showing with an 11th-place, 11.17-meter toss in the shot put.For the men, the 4x400-meter relay “A” team of seniors Derek Jones and Jonathan Wofsy, junior Justin Grinstead, and freshman John Dingus also had a successful day, taking first place in the event with a time of 3:19.30, more than three seconds ahead of second-place New Hampshire.Rookie Tyler Funk and junior Jonathan Brito finished 10th and 12th in the high jump with respective clearances of 1.88 and 1.78 meters.Joining Weiler...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Opens Strong at Husky Carnival | 12/7/2008 | See Source »

...back into it!). ... I'm sure he told the same stories to everybody, but he made it seem as if they were just for you." On the way out you sign a guest book and notice the signatures of early visitors: Stephen King, Steven Spielberg, Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen, John Landis, Tobe Hooper, George Lucas... The swag was said to be worth $5 million. In 2002, his funds depleted by a long court case, Ackerman moved to a smaller home (the "Acker-mini-mansion"), where he still welcomed acolytes. For Forry it was always Halloween, and he was the warmest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sci-Fi's No. 1 Fanboy, Forrest J Ackerman, Dies at 92 | 12/6/2008 | See Source »

Mobs are not mystical, it turns out. "All types of crowds, even relatively small gatherings, can quickly become dangerous if not carefully managed," John Fruin, a traffic engineer specializing in crowd safety, wrote in a recent National Fire Protection Association handbook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Prevent a Crowd Crush | 12/6/2008 | See Source »

Ghana's presidential candidates have wrapped up their campaigns ahead of a general election Sunday - but in a sense the most important result is already in. President John Kufuor, 69, is stepping down after two terms, peacefully and voluntarily. That in itself sets Ghana's election apart from recent polls in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Nigeria, which were plagued by corruption, violence, despotism and the steadfast refusal by the ruling party to let go. It is also a reminder that governance in sub-Saharan Africa, a region of 48 nations, cannot be characterized simply by the brutal repression doled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ghana Goes to the Polls: Showing Africa How Democracy Works | 12/6/2008 | See Source »

...fallen from 32.9% to 10.7% in the same period. A consensus has developed on the big questions such as liberal economics, and efforts to alleviate poverty. Regardless of who replaces Kufuor out of the two leading candidates - Nana Akufo-Addo, 62, from Kufuor's ruling New Patriotic Party, and John Atta Mills, 62, of the National Democratic Congress are neck and neck in the race, according to opinion polls - neither is expected to initiate radical change...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ghana Goes to the Polls: Showing Africa How Democracy Works | 12/6/2008 | See Source »

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