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DIED. Jean-François Revel, 82, witty, influential French philosopher and journalist who tweaked European intellectuals for their knee-jerk anti-Americanism; in Paris. His 1970 book, Without Marx or Jesus, argued that the U.S. model of multiparty democracy, not socialism, was the best way to achieve world peace. One of 40 members of the Académie Française, which defends the standards of the language, he recently rebuked his countrymen, saying, "We French have had little to say against Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi [or] the imams of the Islamic Republic of Iran," instead saving vitriol "for Ronald Reagan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones May 15, 2006 | 5/7/2006 | See Source »

Haviland, the Harvard ace, tossed all ten frames in what is supposed to be a seven-inning contest, allowing one earned run over 149 pitches. With a crisp fastball pounding down-and-in and his usual knee-buckling curve, he struck out six while allowing just six hits and three walks...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Day One: Haviland Outduels Big Green | 4/30/2006 | See Source »

...when Morgan Brown lashed the game-winning single to left with the bases loaded.Haviland, the Harvard ace, tossed all ten frames in what is supposed to be a seven-inning contest, allowing one earned run over 149 pitches. With a crisp fastball pounding down-and-in and his usual knee-buckling curve, he struck out six while allowing just six hits and three walks.For good measure, he also managed to pick off two runners in the fourth inning alone, thwarting a potential Big Green rally.“It was outstanding, especially when you keep going out there and it?...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Splits Against Dartmouth | 4/30/2006 | See Source »

...statistics to sort out the data. "The world's best orthopedic surgeon will be sent everyone's disaster cases," says Wachter. "He may be spectacular and still have worse outcomes than the crummy surgeon across the street who has better outcomes because he gets the slam dunks." Almost every knee replacement results in few days of post-op fever. It's normal--but it can still be cited in a report on the "high rate of postoperative infection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q: What Scares Doctors? A: Being the Patient | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

...junior suffered the knee injury on April 15, in Game One of a four-game set against Yale, and had not been in action since. He had been having an off-year up until that point, recording a .169 mark at the plate after hitting .326 with...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Injuries Mount Right as Ivy Season Hits Climactic End | 4/23/2006 | See Source »

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