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...poisoning the trout in its lakes and rivers" statement, it is true that the government has introduced the nem:ba Act, in which the Federation of Southern African Flyfishers has been involved on a consultative basis. A pilot scheme has been put in place on an 18-km stretch of a trout stream in the Western Cape in this regard. The idea of "lakes, dams and rivers overflowing" with trout (of any species) is in itself ludicrous, and the idea of poisoning them in dams is equally so, as simply not restocking these contained waters would ensure the trout just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Capturing the Moment | 11/27/2008 | See Source »

...campaign's final stretch, Obama was much more muted on education; it was McCain who made the boldest case for reform. And Obama's decision to elevate campaign adviser Linda Darling-Hammond, a Stanford education professor whose positions are often aligned with those of the unions, to lead his education transition team worries the reform community. "The idea that Obama was wholeheartedly behind school reform might have been the triumph of hope over evidence," says Mike Petrilli of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama and Education | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

After fighting for a starting role his entire career with the Crimson, Pizzotti returned for a fifth season firmly entrenched at the top of the depth chart after leading Harvard to the Ivy League title during the stretch run last year...

Author: By Crimson Sports Staff | Title: WEB BRIEF: Pizzotti Named Payton Award Finalist | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...cities, and the failure to plant crops will leave 5.1 million Zimbabweans needing food aid by January. The World Food Programme (WFP) was recently forced to shrink the food ration made available to each needy person because of its lack of funding from international donors and its need to stretch its existing resources to expand the reach of its feeding program from 2 million to 4 million people. (The WFP has warned that it will run out of money by January unless more donor funds are forthcoming.) Across the country, schools are shuttered for lack of teachers and students able...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Zimbabwe, Mugabe Clings On, But His Power Is Waning | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...route to a team-leading 17-point night. Kenyi was also 3-3 from behind the arc.McNally was a leader, filling the point guard position as an injured Drew Housman sat for most of the game. And Wright, battling on the blocks all night, looked superb down the stretch, tallying 15 points despite being in constant foul trouble.On top of this, freshman swingman Peter Boehm came of the bench and stepped in to play the role of closer. Boehm sank two late threes in the middle of the second half to silence New Hampshire’s only attempt...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SIDEBAR: Newcomers Dominate in Harvard Victory | 11/19/2008 | See Source »

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