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...Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument off the northwestern coast of the Hawaiian Islands - at the time, the largest protected marine area in the U.S. Tuesday afternoon, however, Bush will beat his own record, announcing the creation of three separate marine national monuments in the central Pacific Ocean that together will span some 195,000 sq. mi. Though greens were hoping for an even larger area, taken together, the marine monuments will mean that President Bush - perhaps the least environmental President in U.S. history - will have protected more of the ocean than anyone else in the world. "He deserves a huge amount...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: President Bush's Last Act of Greenness | 1/6/2009 | See Source »

...served as a reminder of how quickly a hockey game can change from a back-and-forth battle to a blowout.With the team having already rallied twice to get within one goal of the Lakers, Simon Gysbers and Fred Cassiani beat freshman goalie Matt Hoyle in a 91-second span.“In general, our offense starts from our zone, and if we can establish a defense mindset, the offense will come,” Biega said. “Because we’re lacking on defense, we didn’t execute the simple passes...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Early Momentum Doesn’t Carry Through | 1/4/2009 | See Source »

...started with Harvard trailing William and Mary 42-33 with 12 minutes to play. The Crimson needed a spark, and McGeary was the one to give it to the team. In a span of just over four minutes, McGeary knocked down three trifectas, with the final one coming as he fell to the ground. He lifted himself and then Harvard up, 48-47, following a 15-5 run with 6:46 to play...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Late-Game Dry Spell Downs Harvard | 1/4/2009 | See Source »

...with his hot shooting. The junior finished with 18 points on 4-8 shooting from downtown. The run started with Harvard trialing William and Mary 42-33 with twelve minutes to play. The Crimson needed a spark, and McGeary was the one to give it to them. In a span of just over four minutes, McGeary knocked down three trifectas, with the final one coming as he fell to the ground. He lifted himself back up with 6:46 to play and Harvard then up, 48-47, following a 15-5 run. “The last couple of games...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: William & Mary Takes Basketball Battle of Oldest Universities | 1/3/2009 | See Source »

...furnished with a laptop and a pair of keyboards). "Terra," its opener, kicks off with a frenzy of organic sounds - fast-swirling piano, skidding violin - before sliding into a further nine tracks. From the ludic raptures of "Feathers" to the slow-building threnody of "Cells That Smell Sounds" they span the spectrum of light and dark. The album's highlight comes in the form of "Null," a doozy of soaring strings, synths and syncopated percussion offset by strangely compelling counting in German, which is very Hirano: at once familiar and odd, with the ineffable quality of a dream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dream Works | 1/1/2009 | See Source »

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