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Downey said she hopes her blog will draw attention to the number of vacant properties in Cambridge and spur others to take action...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Blogger Spotlights Massachusetts Ave. Store Closures | 4/28/2010 | See Source »

...just had to decide at the door and on the spur of the moment decided Juliet...

Author: By Sarah L. Hopkinson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Roving Reporter: Shakespeare | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

Additionally, Sampson said that municipalities and institutions might spur families living in low-income areas to leave their socio-economically homogeneous community by either physically destroy the existing facilities or provide vouchers to incentivize their relocation...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sociology Professor Studies Housing Effects | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

When asked whether the study’s findings would spur changes in alcohol consumption regulation on Harvard campus, Allison C. Hyland ’12, a Drug and Alcohol Peer Advisors subcommittee member, said she believes DAPA may host more alcohol-free events, such as the “Learn to Dance Sober” event earlier this year...

Author: By Victoria L. Venegas, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Social Networks Influence Drinking, Harvard Researchers Say | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

...download a feature-length DVD movie in about 70 seconds - and more than 100 times as fast as the typical connection available in the U.S., which ranks 22nd in the world in network speed, according to Akamai, an Internet-analytics firm. The Google guys are doing this to help spur the U.S. to overtake Romania and other we-can't-believe-we're-slower-than-they-are countries...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Welcome to Googleville? | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

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