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...house police found four children all huddled together. They knew they were children by the size of their skulls. Near a road, firefighters found the body of a man who appeared to have crashed his motorcycle and then died as he tried to outrun the flames. One man put his children in the car and dashed back to his house to collect something; when he returned the car was on fire and his children dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moment: Kinglake | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

While few Harvard professors will give their pupils below a C-, the National Council on Teacher Quality was not afraid to give Massachusetts a near-failing grade in its latest state survey on education policy. According to the report, Massachusetts received an overall grade of D, which was below the national average of D+. South Carolina received the highest overall score, with a B-. The council evaluated each state in terms of 15 goals, broken up into three sub-areas. Massachusetts state policy received a D- for identifying effective teachers, a D+ for retaining effective teachers...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mass. Education Receives Low Marks for Policy | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...National Mall, near the Washington Monument. I didn’t really have to piss, I just went with Nick because I thought it would be a good idea to get it out of the way before the crowds really hit, before it would be impossible to get there. And I didn’t want him to go alone. At 10:00, it wasn’t that crowded on the hill in front of the Washington Monument—we had enough space to sit down—but all the same, there were a lot of people...

Author: By Sanders I. Bernstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Portable-Toilets: The Inauguration Holy Grail | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...scrums in front of the net led to two near-goals for the Eagles, but Kessler kept her head up even when the puck was ricocheting off skates all over the crease...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SIDEBAR:Schaus is Hero Again for Boston College, Stifles Crimson on Way to Championship | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...minutes south, on Broadway near Columbia University, Campo - "gathering place" in Italian - is living up to its name (www.camponyc.com). New York foodies congregate inside the rust-and-gold dining room (accented by exposed brick and pressed tin on the ceiling) to indulge in chef David Rotter's fresh takes on Italy's greatest hits, including fried risotto balls, monkfish milanese and chicken alla diavolo cooked under a brick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harlem's Big Apple Surprise | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

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