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...city to measure gum goop last year for the first time. In the 2004 litter audit, 2,000 pieces of gum dotted one typical stretch of sidewalk, compared with just 200 pieces of other litter. In response, the city is trying out trash cans that let users toss in gum without having to touch the dirty bin. A downtown business district now spends about $37,000 annually to power-wash gum off its sidewalks, and on April 22, the city will be the host of a "20 Minute Makeover" featuring a public gum-removal demonstration...
...control—Harvard’s 8-6 win over Princeton on Nov. 13, in which the Tigers scored two power-play goals and a third with an extra skater in the contest’s final 10:25 as the Crimson defense held on for dear life. Toss out that one lackluster showing, and Grumet-Morris’ GAA plummets to 1.35, a mere 0.06 higher than McKee?...
...follow from the elbow glanced off the front iron. After Yale (7-12, 3-3) guard Edwin Draughan was fouled with five seconds remaining and missed the front end of a one-and-one, Giovacchini raced up court with the Crimson’s last chance, but could only toss up an off-balance heave at the buzzer that was partially blocked...
...throwing events, co-captain Kristoffer Hinson grabbed the five points and the victory with a throw of 16.13 meters. Christopher Ware finished the one-two sweep with a toss of 16.02 meters...
While it's in the nature of parents to want to smooth out the bumps in the road, it's in the nature of teachers to toss in a few more: sometimes kids have to fail in order to learn. As children get older, the parents may need to pull back. "I believe that the umbilical cord needs to be severed when children are at school," argues Eric Paul, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher at Roosevelt Elementary School in Santa Monica, Calif. He goes to weekend ball games and piano recitals in an effort to bond with families...