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...life ships have to be recycled, they have to face up to the fact that we have no capacity at home to do so." In parts of Asia, the economic issue trumps any environmental concerns. Greenpeace India's Kumar claims ship-breakers along Alang's 10-km stretch of muddy beach "violate all environmental and labor laws." Explosions are common as oil residues often remain in the vessels, and workers are ill-equipped, without proper tools or protective clothing. But with an insatiable demand for steel in Asia's booming economies, scrap prices have soared. Scrap now sells as high...
After losing by two points in 2004 and three points last year to the Big Green, the Crimson (10-5, 2-0 Ivy) pulled away from Dartmouth late in the first half and maintained a comfortable lead down the stretch. The win gave Harvard its first Ivy road victory of this season after struggling to a 2-5 road mark against league competition last year...
...Hockey East) ran away with the contest 5-1 on Wednesday, but when the puck dropped to start the final period, the situation appeared to favor Harvard. Earlier this season, the Crimson played its best hockey during the game’s final stretch. Before the loss to the Wildcats, Harvard had outscored the competition 32-10 in the final third of the game, while holding an even mark in the opening two periods. Against then-No. 1 St. Lawrence, a late goal propelled the Crimson to an important tie early in the season. Just before that matchup, Harvard...
...certainly blunder-struck in a mistake-filled third period that eventually led to a 5-1 defeat. After threatening the host’s 10-game winning streak by remaining within one goal of the Wildcats through the initial two frames, the wheels came off for Harvard down the stretch as fatigue set in and its defensive execution collapsed. “We certainly feel like we’re a lot better team than we were before Christmas,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said. “Unfortunately, in the third period, things got crazy. We hurt...
...chemistry].”Students are also able to take advantage of an unusual number of resources outside of class, including weekly review sessions and a study network facilitated by older undergraduates.For students who wish to go into further depth about course subjects, professors periodically hold “stretch sessions,” optional lectures that introduce topics beyond the scope of the course. Students enrolled in the course also praise the lecture notes available online after each class.Liu writes that office hours for the course are well attended.“Typically my office ‘hours?...