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...half but was unable to convert. The Crimson narrowly missed an opportunity to cut the Crusaders’ lead in half when junior Jana Berglund knocked a close shot into the goalie’s pads. Harvard jumped on the rebound but overshot.The second half, while mutually quieter offensively, nonetheless continued to highlight the Crimson’s shortcomings. Holy Cross managed to do what Harvard could not, picking up its third and final goal on a penalty corner. The game was the first of seven home contests in the Crimson’s next nine games. NEW HAMPSHIRE...
...This is nothing like policing in Melbourne, where Taylor spent his first seven years as a cop. It's quieter, subtler work aimed at teaching young people the difference between right and wrong. There are five locals, he says, whom "I've had to visit on a number of occasions. But they're not bad people. This is not a job where you have to be heavy-handed." Retirement is six years away and Taylor wants to see out his time right where he is. "I could never go back to a metropolitan area as a policeman," he says...
Tauriac was wary of Rusty. He had insisted that his wife's problems were simply signs of temporary postpartum depression, not a graver mental illness. He also told her that he was teaching the kids to be quieter for long periods and that he was instructing them in woodworking. His 3 1/2-year-old, he said, could use a power drill...
Though the Woodberry Poetry Room is usually one of the quieter places in Lamont, the fifth-floor room has become a subject of controversy since renovations to the room set off a letter-writing campaign led by Graduate School of Design (GSD) faculty concerned that the renovations will ruin famed architect Alvar Aalto’s original design for the room...
Some fear that the use of such aggressive tactics will undermine quieter efforts to address health and nutrition issues. In several cities parents and teachers have succeeded in persuading school boards to remove junk food from hallways without resorting to lawsuits. A coalition of parents and teachers persuaded the Los Angeles Unified School District to ban soda sales in district schools beginning in 2004. In late August the school board will consider whether to set tougher nutrition standards for cafeteria menus and vending-machine snacks. In June the New York City Department of Education announced it would ban candy...