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...close of the demanding weekend, junior Greg Shuman led the Crimson, finishing in ninth place as an individual out of a field of 79. An impressive first round set the bar high for the junior’s weekend. Eagling the 16th, Shuman was one of four players to pick up two shots on that hole. He carded 69-73-75 over the long weekend. “The first round, Greg played real solid, and although he didn’t have his best game the next couple rounds, he held it together with good putting...
When doctors urge overweight kids to pick up more activities, reading probably isn't what they have in mind. Yet a new study by obesity researchers at Duke University finds that the simple act of reading - depending on the choice of material - can spur weight loss in tween-age girls...
...said. “And if the script happens to be funny, then so be it...It just depends on the material and the director and what you want to do. It’s not really a calculated decision.” When asked what role she would pick if she could be in any movie currently in production, Dennings replied, “I would be Samuel Jackson in ‘Iron Man II.’” Cera, however, said that a change of roles for him might be in the works...
...ailing economy, perhaps the most immediate impact has been on the presidential campaign. Since Paulson made his request on Sept. 18, McCain has lost the 3-point lead in national polls - his first in the general election - which he'd built on the back of his successful convention and pick of Sarah Palin as his running mate. He now trails Obama by 6 percentage points, according to an average of national polls by the nonpartisan website RealClearPolitics, and the focus of the campaign has shifted from character and even national security to little else but the economy...
Pirates aren't picky. Armed with Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers and using skiffs mounted with high-powered engines launched from "motherships" disguised as fishing boats, the buccaneers who prowl the waters off the Somali coast pick their prey from the passing shipping traffic like lions selecting a kill: the slower and more defenseless, the better. "We hijack every ship we can," Sugule Ali, a pirate captain, told TIME by satellite phone this week...