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...flesh wound could not stop him and neither could the Crusader defense, especially in the second half—Lin scored 19 of his points after the break. He posted the first five points for the Crimson in that frame, nailing a three and putting back a layup to break a halftime deadlock—and this was just his warm-up show. He beat the Holy Cross defense for a layup, then broke a 37-37 tie with a three. With his team up 53-52 with under five minutes left, he popped another three, then stole the ball...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lin Explodes in Great Week for Crimson | 12/1/2008 | See Source »

...into seven turnovers and saw him pick up four fouls, Lin still racked up points when needed. He got the old fashioned three-point play early in the first half and, after being audibly frustrated by missing consecutive threes on one possession, came back a few minutes later to nail a deep trifecta as the shot clock ran down. He beat the shot clock again later in the half with a long...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lin Explodes in Great Week for Crimson | 12/1/2008 | See Source »

...from $15 to $25 a month and survive off the ration books that offer them sugar, rice, beans and (only for the elderly) cigars. But to get past subsistence, you need to shop at the air-conditioned hard-currency stores. That's where Damaris goes to find a specialized nail clipper she needs for the manicurist test she's taking the following week. But it costs nearly $20, three times what it would in the U.S. A knockoff 26-in. (65 cm) "PanaBlack" TV--one of those outdated crt behemoths--is listed at over $750. It's the result...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sound of Change: Can Music Save Cuba? | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...improvement in the future. "Reefs all over the world and in the U.S. are suffering," says Dr. Richard Dodge, dean of Nova Southeastern University's Oceanographic Center in Dania Beach, Fla. Vessel-related damage continues to be a big problem, and the two latest incidents are just "one more nail in the coffin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Killing Florida's Coral Reefs? | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...West said. “People really had to bring their A game.” In the closest match of the night, Crimson freshman and No. 6 Ahmed beat Bear freshman Brad Thompson 9-1 to open the matchup. But the second game was a nail-biter, as Ahmed barely squeezed out the win, 10-8. The Harvard freshman then rallied in the third game and won 9-6 to take the game. —Staff writer Alison E. Schumer can be reached at aschumer@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Alison E. Schumer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ranked Foes Prove No Match for Harvard | 11/23/2008 | See Source »

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