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...public park where we all need to pitch in to preserve 'the commons.' It's a private, for-profit establishment out to make money. The so-called market should take care of it. They just need to hire more people to keep the place spic-and-span, or else have customers vote for Burger King with their feet. Perhaps it was part of a secret plot: Hire fewer people in order to put pressure on the customer to look after his own garbage. At first folks might grumble a bit, but eventually they would comply and adhere to some unspoken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We Work More For Less | 1/9/2009 | See Source »

...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 »

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