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Sophomore Thomas Hull looked impressive filling in for injured senior punter Matt Schindel, but sophomore kicker Patrick Long did not rise to the occasion...
...cooked three dishes at his own celebration. And he isn't slowing down. Not yet 50, he is still building his legacy, searching for ways to keep himself ahead of the fine-dining curve. Next year he plans to open a restaurant inside the latest luxury hotel to rise in Chicago's downtown. "In our first few years, it was all about being the best in the country," he says. But now, he adds, "it's more important to be original." But perhaps without bringing an iPod to the dinner table...
...Zedong's Cultural Revolution soon after he graduated from Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University in 1964. Along with millions of others, he was sent to the countryside to "learn from the masses." After a year spent carrying bricks at a construction site in Guizhou province, Hu began a gradual rise through the ranks...
...since scientists began keeping records. And they estimate the Arctic ice may have shrunk by half since the 1950s. Worse, the melt is accelerating. The Arctic may be ice-free by the summer of 2030, far earlier than previous predictions. Though melting sea ice doesn't cause oceans to rise, it can speed global warming by exposing more dark water to sunlight. The machinery of the Arctic climate is mysterious, but this much seems clear: what begins in the north will eventually touch...
...many values voters, Giuliani's rise is one more insult in the wake of the serial GOP sex scandals in Congress, the failure of George W. Bush's Administration to amend the Constitution to outlaw gay marriage, and a hunch that religious voters register on the Republican radar only when Election Day is in sight...