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...From the port of Mytilene, you can see the lights of the Turkish coastal town of Dikili twinkling on the horizon. Further north, where the strait between the two countries narrows to just three miles, traffickers zip immigrants across by Jet Ski. But the usual form of transport is a humble dinghy or decrepit motorboat crammed past capacity, and destined to be abandoned after the crossing - if the boat and its passengers make it. In October, in separate incidents, Greek and Turkish authorities recovered 18 bodies; the E.U. estimates that 3,000 or more people die annually attempting to slip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greece's Immigrant Odyssey | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...Harvard starts out right by whooping Yale’s ass with 4 goals and 4 touchdowns to Yale’s zip in this half-rugby, half-soccer game, one of the first intercollegiate football matches. 1890: Harvard captures the first of its seven national championships, 12-6. 1894: Rugby brutality continues as seven players were reported to be carried out in “dying conditions,” according to newspapers and had to be suspended for two years. Also, first Yale game with William H. Lewis, Harvard’s first black captain and first football...

Author: By Julia S Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Harvard-Yale Game, Through the Ages | 11/19/2008 | See Source »

...version of "How's it going?" "How's everybody doing today?" Obama asked the crowd that turned out to greet him. "Howzit?" Then he talked about going to lunch: "I might go to Zippy's. I might go to Rainbow Drive-In. I haven't decided yet. Get some Zip Min. I'm going to go get some shave ice. I'm going to go bodysurfing at an undisclosed location." He was later seen bodysurfing the sometimes treacherous waves at Sandy Beach, which have killed and crippled professional bodyboarders and surfers. Obama caught five waves in 30 minutes, says Honolulu...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hawaii vs. Illinois: Battling over a Favorite Son | 11/14/2008 | See Source »

...Therapy,” “Long Lap Dance,” and “Reality Show.” Light and bouncy beats give “Therapy” and “Reality Show” their fun appeal. There is even a zip-a-dee-doo-dah-like whistling that accompanies the hook in “Therapy.” This, combined with T-Pain singing hysterical but effective lyrics like “1, 2, 3, 4 / Get the hell up out my door / 5, 6, 7, 8 / I don?...

Author: By Maeghan E. Lyons, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: T-Pain | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...What is the biggest improvement you would like to see in HUDS uniforms? a) Bowties—simple yet classy: 22% b) Zip-up candelabrum costumes singing “be our guest”: 34% c) Birthday suit—Domna’s a sexy beast...

Author: By Julia S Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A New and Improved Survey on Servings | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

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