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...Changed Tennis Forever," Rod Cross, a physics professor at the University of Sydney, argued that the innovation in equipment that transformed topspin from a looping, defensive shot into a dive-bombing, offensive play actually happened in the late 1970s, when equipment makers widened the heads of professional rackets from nine inches to 10 (they also dropped wood for metal and eventually graphite). The extra inch allowed players to tilt the racket forward and swing from low to high without worrying about clipping the edge of the frame when brushing up on the ball...
...drone war winnable? The White House routinely dodges questions on the subject, and neither the CIA nor the State Department would talk about the program on the record. But officials familiar with the CIA's operations say at least nine of the top 20 high-value al-Qaeda targets identified last fall have been killed by drone strikes, along with dozens of lesser figures. Many bases and safe houses have been destroyed. On the other hand, Pakistani officials say the majority of strikes have either missed their targets or, worse, killed innocent civilians. The News, a Pakistani daily, reported recently...
...would become the last woman ever to be crowned “Miss Radcliffe.” That year, the annual beauty contest—judged by Harvard professors who would watch the girls read aloud a provided passage—came under scrutiny as two of the nine Radcliffe dorms refused to enter candidates in the contest in protest, claiming it was “against Radcliffe principles.”The winner was to be featured in a Glamour magazine spread featuring 10 of the best-dressed college women in the United States. In addition to the spread...
...summer, the couple traveled together to both Florida and Provincetown, Mass, which Donahue—an active member of both the Queer Students and Allies and the True Love Revolution during her time at Harvard—said she particularly enjoyed. The couple began discussing marriage after about nine months of dating, but Donahue had told Mancuso she wouldn’t marry anyone unless they had been dating for at least a year. She didn’t expect it when Mancuso proposed on Castle Island after eleven months and two weeks of dating. “After we?...
...shut down their offense and made smart decisions on [our own] offense.”That said, something intangible was different from the minutes before. It was as if the first half was simply a distant memory. Harvard outscored Princeton, 39-16, in the final frame, receiving contributions from nine out of the 10 Crimson players on the roster. The reversal of fortune began immediately, as co-captain Emily Tay, sophomore Emma Markley, and freshman Brogan Berry attacked the basket and chipped away at Princeton’s lead. The Tigers fell out of sync, hitting only one field goal...