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...look at our company, the Dallas Morning News, what are the things that are growing the fastest? Not the Dallas Morning News you get in a bag on the lawn. That generates a few hundred million in revenues, but it's not growing fast. What is growing is Quick, a five-day-a-week free distribution paper, and Al Dia, a very serious newspaper, a Spanish publication we started a few years ago. And Dallasnews.com, which was at a couple million in revenue a few years ago, is now pushing $30 million in revenue. That's a fast growth rate...
...Proliferating Primates Re "Way too Much Monkey Business" [Nov. 13], on the overpopulation of rhesus macaques in Delhi: The problem reflects the sad state of Indian society today. Indians see only the immediate trouble and its quick fix. In its quest for a high per capita income, the society is moving forward in much the same way it handled the monkey issue-creating problems, analyzing those problems in retrospect, critiquing the possible solutions and finally learning to coexist with the problem. Then some entrepreneur sees a business opportunity: Let's bring in bigger monkeys to solve the problem...
...Harvard’s fencers were quick to point out the likelihood of history repeating itself...
...skated around, keeping possession, she found senior forward Liza Solley in front of the net, who knocked home the puck in a tight hole between Martin’s left arm and the post for a 2-1 Harvard advantage. For Harvard sophomore goalie Brittany Martin, the quick bounce back was appreciated since the Bulldogs’ goal was somewhat disputed. To the naked eye, and to Martin, the shot by Elin Holmlov looked like it had bounced off the post because of the angle and location of the hit. But head referee Dean Gilbert, who had a good perspective...
...sounded on the 2006-2007 indoor track season for the Harvard team this weekend, but it could not jump out to a quick start. Instead, the Crimson men fell to Boston College by a 73-53 margin, while the women lost 86-41. In the weight throw, Harvard swept the top three spots. Senior Christian Ayers led the way with his toss of 16.08 meters. Similarly, the shot put was won by freshman Jack Brady. His shot of 14.45 just edged teammate and junior Alex Obrecht. Otherwise, however, the Crimson only won four more events out of the 15 total...