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...Amaker said. “We need him to make a splash and make his presence felt.”Harvard made 21 free throws, double the number of its opponent’s attempts from the line, but the Crimson made only four three-pointers, going zero-for-six from behind the arc in the second half. The Cornell transition game was on full display, as Harvard’s 16 turnovers led to 24 Big Red points, many of them coming on the fast break. It was Amaker’s squad, however, that came out hot opening...
...defensive end of the floor, forcing a bad Lions miss. However, Columbia grabbed the offensive board and was able to call timeout with five seconds left on the shot clock.Off the inbounds, the Lions were still unable to find an opening. But right as the shot clock struck zero, a debatable foul call on Berry sent Dwyer to the line.Dwyer made the first but missed the second, giving Harvard the ball, down two, with twenty seconds left.The final Crimson possession saw both Berry and Tay try to create room for their own shot. The ball wound up in the hands...
...desert outside the city of Abu Dhabi, with row after row of solar panels angled to the Middle Eastern sun like bathers lying poolside. The solar farm is the earliest tangible part of Abu Dhabi's Masdar City, a $22 billion project designed to be the world's first zero-carbon-footprint, zero-waste settlement--the embodiment of this oil-rich Arab city's surprisingly green dreams. "This is bringing attention and capital from around the world to Abu Dhabi," says Khoreibi. "We're going to use this as a launching pad for clean development...
...type of person whom you're going out with," suggests Fisher, "you can better reach them and create more intimacy." (One telltale sign: the ring fingers of directors are longer than their index fingers.) In the future, might singletons be able to use a blood test to zero in on prospective mates, saving us a lot of effort and enabling us to wear jewelry? "Possibly," she says...
...message appears to have gotten through to China's private sector. Thousands of independent businesses across the country have since made announcements promising zero layoffs and full payment of salaries. To help them keep those commitments, several cities - including Beijing, Tianjin and Shenzhen - have announced policies to encourage companies to keep their workers by reducing the amounts employers must contribute to social welfare programs such as pensions and medical insurance. Local governments are making up the difference with subsidies. The Minhang district in Shanghai alone has set aside a budget of $290 million to assist struggling businesses avoid layoffs...