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...vaulted 17 feet 3 inches at the NCAA championship in 1979. The closest anyone has gotten to Stiles is Steven Brannon ’97-’98, who came within five inches in 1995. At Gordon Track, the Crimson’s home turf, a large sign lists the men’s and women’s all-time best performances. With Weiler gaining the ninth spot in Harvard history at his first meet, it is almost guaranteed he will join some of the greatest athletes up on that board...
...Kirkuk where the disputes seem most intractable. At its simplest, this is an old-fashioned turf war. The Kurds want the city and its hinterlands to be folded into the northern province of Kurdistan. Turkomans (a distinct ethnic group sharing ancestry with modern Turks) and Arabs would prefer it to remain outside Kurdish hegemony, in the separate Tamim province. Each group points out that the city was once ruled by its forebears. All know that outside Kirkuk is one of Iraq's largest oil fields. Also at stake is the larger, constitutional question of whether Iraq should have a powerful...
Benedict has said repeatedly that the Church is forced to speak out against the tide of secularization, especially in Catholicism's home turf in Europe. His kindly manner notwithstanding, Benedict does not seem to hesitate doing or saying what he deems necessary to keep Catholicism from straying too far from its doctrinal tradition...
...emerge with sustainable energy but we might not see a sustainable industry. As I grapple with this reality, I’ve tried to look for a solution, but I’ve only come away with a lesson: It is complicated using someone else’s turf to do your own good. I’m not saying that Americans should focus biofuel efforts domestically, because corn is not a productive biofuel crop, and using it for ethanol inflates food prices and takes a toll on people who rely on food aid. Rather, I’m implying...
...faculty leadership will further strengthen Radcliffe’s links to Harvard’s faculties and help to shape new cross-disciplinary initiatives by taking advantage of Radcliffe’s neutral turf and convening powers,” Radcliffe Dean Barbara J. Grosz said in the press release...