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...Weiler finished in a three-way tie with unattached Northeastern freshman Brian McGovern and Northeastern alum Mike Couch in the pole vault with a clearance of 4.72 meters.“Nico’s a tremendous athlete,” Saretsky said. “Working off a short approach, he shut it down early.”Senior Shannon Flahive tied for fifth in the 200-meter dash, sharing the 26.03 mark with the Terriers’ Erin Catarius, while sophomore Katrina Drayton finished at 26.31, good enough for eighth.In the women’s 55-meter hurdles...
...assimilation in Australia, where Aboriginal children were removed from their families to be blended into white culture and purged of their heritage (a story more effectively depicted in the 2002 drama “Rabbit-Proof Fence”). Nullah, though, with a speaking pattern and attitude resembling Short Round in “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,” is mostly ineffective as a face of the tragedy. Instead he’s just another participant in a long parade of stereotypes.“The only thing you ever own is your story...
...Chess” has attempted to do more than the stereotypical rock musical (think “We Will Rock You”). Bala hopes to appeal to a broader audience looking for an intelligent and engaging musical. “The list of rock musicals is very short,” Wanger says. “The list of musicals that deal with political issues realistically is short too. The intersection of the two is even shorter; it’s really only this show...
Stavins said that while costs will not be imposed on developing countries in the short term, the key is to ensure that they are part of the international climate architecture...
...This bleak outlook could get even worse, at least in the short term, if GM, Ford or Chrysler went bust. That's because of a domino effect that would probably result in the subsequent failures of parts suppliers that also sell to factories operated by Toyota, Honda and Nissan in the U.S. Vehicles built on American soil accounted for 63% of Japan's total U.S. sales in 2007, according to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association. A sudden parts shortage could force companies to shut down some of those assembly lines, generating major losses...