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...redistributed to the candidates marked next in preference on those excess ballots.The count continues with the elimination of those candidates who received fewer than 50 first place rankings and the redistribution of their ballots to other candidates according to the next preference marked. After each, the candidate with lowest number of votes is eliminated, and ballots are again redistributed. Cambridge is the only city in the country that uses this electoral system.“Marjorie, though she’s won five elections now, has never reached the [10 percent] quota,” said Robert Winters, editor...
...some of my friends started telling people around that I might be going to Harvard,” Iannuzzi says. “Random people, who didn’t even know English, knew what Harvard was, so I knew right away that it wasn’t just number one for me, it was number one for everyone...
...reason to worry. Harvard lost both Williams and defensive coordinator Kevin Doherty, and while Berry represented a known quantity at corner, the rest of the secondary—comprised of then-senior Ryan Barnes, then-junior Barker, then-sophomore Collin Zych, and rookie Matthew Hanson—presented a number of less-heralded new faces. With the exception of Berry, the Crimson’s defensive backs could claim only a handful of college starts...
...unit had a lot of question marks, and opponents knew it—among Ivy League squads, Harvard endured the second-highest number of pass attempts as teams strove to exploit its young defense. Instead, it was the Crimson that got the last laugh...
...China, 60 years is traditionally one of the most important birthday celebrations. Beijing's top cadres are evidently determined to make the parade spectacular. The number of participants - ranging from legions of helmeted jet pilots to policewomen in white go-go boots to students waving colored placards - will be the largest ever. Military experts say that the amount of new hardware on display, including fighter jets and new models of ballistic and cruise missiles, promises to be unusual...