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...book. Absolutely. That is what it is known as to anyone over 35 who has heard of the Yugo. But I actually believe it is not the worst car in history. If a car is marketed in the United States and sold in the United States, that means it passed certain presale standards. [The Yugo] had to pass a safety test, a crash test. It had to pass an emissions test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Yugo: Worst Car Ever? | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

...interesting that you can almost foretell its future. I want the Nano to succeed. I hope they read my book, because I see so many things happening already that look like it's going to be a disaster. It's going to pass its safety and emissions tests, but it's still going to be dangerous if an SUV hits it. It's going to get walloped in a crash test. And invariably, like what happened with the Yugo, someone is going to die in a crash. The Nano will be in some wreck, and it will turn out that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Yugo: Worst Car Ever? | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

Maschue then walked Alexander and plunked freshman Olivia Piccione to plate another run. A free pass to Krysiak scored the fourth run of the inning before Henderson struck out to close the frame...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Brown Consistent as Harvard Splits Weekend | 3/16/2010 | See Source »

When the Constitution established the postmaster-general position, the Founding Fathers were worried about how to get the new nation's increasing volume of mail delivered. A system had been developed in the colonies, in which merchants, slaves and Native Americans would pass letters and parcels from person to person until they reached their destinations. That soon gave way to designated mail carriers who traveled via horse and stagecoach. One short-lived offshoot of the horseback system, the Pony Express, had riders on about 400 horses who could get letters from St. Joseph, Mo., to Sacramento, Calif., in 10 days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brief History | 3/15/2010 | See Source »

Stone’s team played hard in the final period, outshooting the Big Red, 13-5, and controlling the puck for most of the frame. Harvard got one goal closer with seven minutes to play, as junior Leanna Coskren took a pass from co-captain Cori Bassett at the top of the zone and put a high shot into the back...

Author: By James Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women's Hockey's Season Ends in NCAA Quarterfinals | 3/14/2010 | See Source »

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