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...will probably always be a problem for these kinds of projects. But even some conservatives are realizing that being tough on crime for the past three decades hasn't reduced the disproportionate number of criminals coming from certain areas. The Department of Justice now backs about 300 Weed and Seed programs nationwide, some in areas as small as a few square blocks. Police, prosecutors and neighborhood-watch groups collaborate to weed out the drug dealers and other undesirables, while public and private social-service providers seed the area with wholesome extracurricular activities, new community centers, job counseling and beautification projects...
...that improbability will become reality Sunday, when Harvard (15-12, 13-1 Ivy) will take on defending national champion Maryland (27-5, 11-4 ACC) in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Crimson is a 15-seed and Maryland is the second-ranked team in the tourney’s Dayton regional bracket. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Conn., and the game will be televised on ESPN and ESPNU...
...definition, supposed to be free of genetically modified material, and organic crops are required to be isolated from other crops. But as GM crops become more prevalent, there is little that an organic farmer can do to prevent a speck of GM pollen or a stray GM seed from being blown by the wind onto his land or farm equipment and, eventually, into his products. In 2006, GM crops accounted for 61% of all the corn planted in the U.S. and 89% of all the soybeans. "I feared that there weren't enough safeguards," Straus says...
...NCAA Selection Committee picked the women’s basketball team as the No. 15 seed in the Dayton Regional of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament last night. Harvard will play defending national champion Maryland, who was named the No. 2 team in arguably the strongest of the four divisions of the 64-team tournament. The first-round game between the Crimson and the Terrapins will take place Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Conn. The team’s placement as a No. 15 seed was a surprise...
...this.”According to Harvard coach Peter Brand, Parker may have to wait until next year.“For the at-large bid, I would venture to say Arielle has the best chance,” he said. “She has a very high seed, so nationally speaking, she is in a very strong position to win that bid. I think that’s the more realistic picture here.”Pensler’s classmate and fellow foil fencer Misha Goldfeder qualified for the next level. Goldfeder fenced much of the spring...