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...Bear cheerleaders are Asian. Good ratio...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff | Title: LIVE BLOG: MEN'S BASKETBALL AT BROWN | 3/6/2009 | See Source »

...less widely reported is that Mutannabi Street doesn't have so many bookstores anymore. Though low tables of (mostly technical) volumes line the sidewalks, they seem to be equaled or outnumbered by stationery, electronics and knickknack shops. One storefront is stocked entirely with stuffed toys. According to Fufuli, the ratio is now 10% books, 90% other stuff. He is exaggerating, but the change is clear. "Most of the old owners were killed or left because they were afraid, so these stores opened up. Now," he added, with a curmudgeonly frown, "all the Iraqi people want is valentines, stuff for kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Vanishing Booksellers of Baghdad | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...some measures, such unlikely spots are in even more danger than California, which is suffering a brutal real estate slump after years of speculative excess. That's because Midwesterners owe more on their properties than left coasters. The average loan-to-value ratio in California is 70%, while Nebraska and Iowa clock in at 75% and 76%, respectively. As the recession deepens and home prices continue to slide, there are fewer and fewer places to hide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nearly 1 in 5 Owe More Than Homes Are Worth | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...system’s only high school, Cambridge Rindge and Latin. Nearly three-quarters of the budget—74.5 percent—is allocated to expenditures in schools, roughly the same proportion as last year. The budget would preserve small elementary class size and keep the student teacher ratio at about 18:1. Three new kindergarten classrooms were also included in the budget, as projected kindergarten enrollment in the coming academic year is projected to rise almost 7 percent to 800 children. According to James Maloney, the chief operating officer for the Cambridge Public Schools, these classrooms...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Local Schools Raise Budget | 3/4/2009 | See Source »

...Housman said. “Especially on Senior Night when we had a good crowd with lots of family and friends and some people flew out a long way to see us.”After three seasons of posting more turnovers than assists, he has an excellent ratio this season of 70 assists against 37 turnovers. And with the win over the Big Red, the Crimson picked up its fifth league win of the season and reached the .500 mark overall.With victories at Brown or Yale, Harvard will have its first winning season since 2001-02, and also...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Housman Dominant as Career Draws to a Close | 3/3/2009 | See Source »

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