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...named host of the Indian version of the quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire, a role Bachchan had held for two seasons until heart problems forced him to step down early last year. Or perhaps, as rumor has it, the show's producers balked at Bachchan's steep fee. Whatever the reason for the change of host, the question of whether Khan would be a better question-asker than Bachchan has taken on national importance in recent months with weekly newsmagazine India Today arguing in an overwrought cover story that Bollywood's biggest stars were "locked...
...especially huge for Cornell, which would control its own destiny in the Ivies by beating the Quakers. It doesn’t seem likely, considering Penn shellacked Cornell in Ithaca earlier in the year, but the learning curve for the Big Red’s stellar freshman has been steep. One of those frosh, guard Ryan Wittman--son of Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Randy--will show off his basketball bloodline with a late dagger from deep to stun the Quakers at the buzzer...
...Crimson’s rusty performance in its first two matches. “We didn’t get firing on all cylinders.”MICHIGAN 5, HARVARD 2Coming into Ann Arbor after just one match, Harvard knew its learning curve would have to be exceptionally steep if they hoped to upset the surging and perennially talented Michigan squad.While the Crimson did improve by comparison to its previous match, it was overpowered early by the Wolverines, and could not pick up momentum fast enough to put a real scare into Big Blue.“There was significant...
...compound the problem, Unger will be adjusting to a steep increase in playing time with a role he is not used to—maintaining a low-post presence...
...much will you owe if you return a Lamont reserve book 47 years from today? $4,944.12: Pretty steep price for that two-page response paper, eh? THE MATH: 2 cents per minute x 60 minutes/hour x 24 hours/day x 365 days/per nonleap year=105.12 2 cents per minute x 60 minutes/hour x 24 hours/day x 365 days/per leap year=105.14 105.41 x 12 leap years=1264.92 105.12 x 35 non-leap years=3679.20 $4,944.12 for the next 47 years...