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...Crimson was able to stave off most of the Big Green's chances throughout the first period, as Jonas stoned a breakaway from Dartmouth tri-captain Jamie Herrington, and lucked out when defenseman Pete Summerfelt missed a wide open...
Crothers, a little green himself with only one full game under his belt, turned in an admirable effort, but was unable to stave off the Dartmouth offense, giving up a trio of goals in the third period, two of which came on the power play...
Through two periods of play, Eagle netminder Scott Clemmensen could have practically sat in his crease for a spot of tea, assured that Harvard wouldn't score. In fact, the third period, despite trailing only 3-0, seemed more a fight to stave off suffering its second consecutive shutout in the opening round at the Beanpot. Only through an excellent individual effort by Kenny Turano did the Crimson not have that monkey to deal with as well...
What's a utility to do when it needs to keep the juice flowing but there's nothing left to squeeze? That's the thorny problem facing New York City as it girds for a summer that could potentially see rolling blackouts like California's. To stave off a meltdown in June, the city needs to have an extra 400 megawatts of electricity (enough to power 400,000 homes) available. But with all of New York's red tape, you can barely get a new power plant running in six years, let alone six months...
...effects of gene transfers will be hard to predict. Indeed, even conventional gene therapy, which doesn't change the basic germline, has become controversial since the death of Jesse Gelsinger in a gene-therapy trial at the University of Pennsylvania last year. Besides, scientists have much simpler ways to stave off at least some genetic diseases. Parents whose embryos have the gene for Tay-Sachs disease, for example, can test for that defect and never bring the embryo to term...