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...city superintendent to lift a decades-old ban on the use of flotation devices like boogie boards on the city's waterways. (The ordinance was established to prevent accidental drownings; government officials were chiefly concerned about liability and the prospect that novice swimmers, imitating highly skilled surfers, might leap into Lake Michigan, especially in harsh winter conditions.) The move will effectively legalize surfing in the heart of the Midwest and make Chicago an unlikely beachfront in the war to extend surfing's influence across the country. (See 10 things to do in Chicago...
...thrilled personally, as a gay scholar, to see that Harvard is making a big leap in terms of being able to show an even greater commitment to LGBT studies,” McCarthy said. “It’s the exciting culmination of a longer struggle to gain legitimacy for the study of LGBT people...
...absolutely amazing,” Harvard coach Ray Leone said. “It happens to every player at different times, and fortunately for us, it happened to her going into her junior year.”But to fully understand how she made her great leap forward, one must first look backwards. Hagner arrived in Cambridge in 2006 as a highly-touted recruit, and by no means was she a bust in her first two seasons.She started every game as a rookie, scoring once and turning in three assists. She made 15 appearances her sophomore season, starting eight...
...good preparation for Regionals cause a lot of the girls I competed with are the ones I’ll see in North Carolina.” Classmate Brittan Smith also surpassed the NCAA qualifier for the second time this season. Her 6.02-meter leap in the long jump event earned her a share of second place, though a tie-breaker jump relegated her to third. “For [Brittan] to do that at the ECAC Championships going into NCAAs is a big confidence booster for her,” Saretsky said. And though the women?...
...paper-loving heart. The Kindle is essentially the iPod of books, allowing users to download a wide range of literature and magazines wirelessly—you’ll never need to hold a wonderful, lovable book ever again. Perhaps for techies and Green People, this is a great leap forward for the absurd idea of “paperless paper,” but for all of us who venerate the real thing, the Kindle is just another injury in a long list. As I watched the instructional video on Amazon, they progressed through the gamut of its features...