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...from Lake Mead, although Nevada gets by far the smallest share of water among the seven states that border the Colorado--just 2% of the total. (Each state draws a fixed amount according to a deal hammered out in 1922, when the river was at an unusually high level.) Pat Mulroy, the powerful head of the snwa, says Las Vegas has worked hard to conserve water, paying residents to replace thirsty lawns with desert-appropriate landscaping. The city's overall water use has dropped since 2002, even as population and visitor numbers have continued to rise, and Mulroy thinks...
...Donato said.As Lietsch looked on from the penalty box, Watters glided up the rink and accepted assists from McCollem and senior forward Paul Dufault before backhanding the puck past a looking Fisher.Following Watter’s second goal, Quinnipiac pulled starting goaltender Bud Fisher in favor of teammate Pat McGann, but even a new goaltender could not reverse the trend of Crimson dominance. Soon after the switch, Rogers launched the puck past the fresh McGann, bringing Harvard’s lead to 6-0.Despite the score and obvious possession of momentum, the Crimson adhered to Donato’s words...
...film “Married Life,” Pat Allen (Patricia Clarkson, “Pieces of April”) tells her husband Harry (Chris Cooper, “American Beauty”) that “love is sex.” Pat and Harry are a middle-aged couple in a rut living in the 1940s. Unlike his wife, Harry is a sentimentalist who has loftier notions of love. He tells his best friend Richard (Pierce Brosnan, “Die Another Day”), “I always dreamed of a woman being truly...
...outstanding swimmer at last year’s meet did not translate into a team victory. Still, Rathgeber enjoyed the best of both worlds in 2008, sharing the award while contributing phenomenally to the team’s success. Along with freshman Jordan Diekema, junior Bill Jones, and senior Pat Quinn, Rathgeber set a pool, meet, and EISL record in the 400-medley relay, taking first place in a scorching 3:13:34. The same group would make an NCAA “B” cut en route to claiming the 200-medley relay as well. This 400-medley...
...province to hand Google its public database, giving the technology company access to a list of parks, forestry titles, bridges, power lines, topography and mineral, coal and gas reserves for more than 94% of British Columbia's 357,000 square miles of rocky mountains and picturesque coast. Agriculture Minister Pat Bell called the Google partnership a "very big win-win for everyone...