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...focus was to try and knock them down in as many areas as possible,” Corriero said, “and not let out in any respect, especially on defense. In the past, there have been times where there have been lapses in the blowout games, where we let in a weak goal, but I think we really focused on preserving the shutout for [freshman goalie Emily Vitt...
Everyone’s goal is to get to the top, and once one kid gets to the top, everyone gangs up to knock the kid to the bottom. It usually ends with Danny on the asphalt with a bloody nose and a nun yelling, “That’s what you get for horseplay! Now, go inside and write the Nicene Creed on the board…in Latin...
...Knock-knock from COOLKID6492," read the headline on an AOL instant message (IM) window that popped up on my computer screen at 3:42 p.m. the other day. "Hey, I'm a 19/f/Ca. Wanna come check me out?" I had a pretty good idea of what Coolkid had in mind. But just to be sure, I clicked on the Web link embedded in the IM and was promptly directed to an X-rated website, where I was invited to pay "just $1 a month" to watch women get naked in front of a webcam...
...crash waiting to happen: if too many factories make too many goods chasing too few buyers, the results are likely to be deflation, widespread business failures, layoffs, loan defaults and shaky banks. And with many other Asian countries retooling their economies to fuel China's boom, the knock-on effects down the supply chain could be devastating. "Overinvestment will lead to a supply shock that will affect the whole world," predicts Dong Tao, chief Asia economist for Credit Suisse First Boston...
...Flyer was designed by Chinese engineers, but at least two other companies are suspected of trying to cut costs through a time-tested Asian shortcut: copying Western designs. Analysts once considered cars too sophisticated to knock off. They were underestimating Chinese ingenuity. In 2002 a Volkswagen-like subcompact made by a small company in Anhui province now called SAIC-Chery Automobile began appearing: it was made with components provided by suppliers that were believed to have signed exclusive deals with Volkswagen's joint venture. More recently, Chery has run afoul of GM by releasing a car, called the QQ, that...