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...show Faces of America, hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr., traces the lineage of Dr. Oz and Meryl Streep, while NBC's upcoming Who Do You Think You Are?, executive-produced by Friends actress Lisa Kudrow, seeks out the dead relatives of Sarah Jessica Parker and Spike Lee. In an episode of the NBC show, Kudrow goes to Belarus to find the grave of her great-grandmother who was killed in the Holocaust and meets a family member who survived. It's fascinating, but probably only because she's a celebrity. Even ballroom dancing is interesting if there are celebrities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Reluctantly, Joel Stein Discovers His Roots | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

...third time was the charm for the Scarlet Raiders. Crimson co-captain Erik Kuld could not handle Mulligan’s spike, and the ball ricocheted off the senior and out of bounds to give Rutgers-Newark...

Author: By Timothy J. Walsh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men's Volleyball Swept in League Opener, Still Winless | 3/1/2010 | See Source »

...crucial point for Harvard, a spike by sophomore Matt Jones was originally called in—which would have ended a 2-0 run by Santa Barbara—but the head referee overruled the decision, giving the Gauchos a 12-9 lead...

Author: By Steven T. A. Roach, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Winless Streak Reaches Seven | 2/26/2010 | See Source »

...Director Bill Purcell largely attributed the spike in application numbers to students’ increased focus on public service. The faltering economy and difficult job market have also contributed to college students’ growing interest in public service careers, Purcell said...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Record Number of Students Apply for Director's Internships | 2/25/2010 | See Source »

...some effect. There have been 17 strikes by unmanned aircraft in Pakistani territory thus far this year, according to the Long War Journal, a nonprofit online publication that tracks such attacks. The spike was triggered in part by a Dec. 30 suicide attack that killed seven CIA officials at an Afghan outpost. The Haqqani network and Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud apparently aided the suicide bomber; some reports say Mehsud was wounded, possibly killed, in a Jan. 14 strike. Meanwhile, the remote-control pilots operating Predators and Reapers continue to peer at their video screens, hoping to catch sight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Taking It to the Taliban | 2/25/2010 | See Source »

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