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...replacement, sophomore Chuck Nwokocha, battled to shoulder an increased rushing load, finishing with 18 carries for 62 yards and a touchdown...
...defensive line, the most carefully watched part of Harvard's team may be the wide receivers. Junior quarterback Rich Linden had plenty of targets last year, as three wide receivers spread opposing defenses. Two of those threats are gone, however, and junior Terence Patterson will have to shoulder the load of go-to receiver...
Some of the load might be carried by juniors Chinezi Chijioke and Ryan Kelly. Chijioki is the Crimson's second leading returning scorer, and he looks to build on the productive second half of the season he had in 1997. Kelly moves up from his marking back position of last season...
...aren't well developed for kids under 10. Kyle Pruett, a professor of clinical psychiatry at the Yale Child Study Center, illustrates this point with a test: "Tell a seven- or eight-year-old, 'Johnny broke one teacup throwing it at his sister. Sara broke eight teacups helping Dad load the dishwasher. Which kid did the worse thing?' The average seven-year-old will pick Sara because she broke more. By 11, they have it sorted out that intentionality is part of the moral system. Not when you're seven...
...Beta blockers, those pills long used to reduce the heart's work load, should be used by virtually every heart attack survivor, according to a study to be published in tomorrow's New England Journal of Medicine. Doctors have long worried that the pills could actually cause harm in people who have other conditions such as diabetes or asthma. But a new survey of 201,752 Medicare patients finds that the benefits far outweigh the hazards...