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...RESIGNED. Major General Udi Adam, 47, head of the Israeli Defense Forces' northern command, which spearheaded last month's conflict with Hizballah militants in Lebanon; in protest over how the fighting was managed; in Biranit, Israel. Adam, who reportedly clashed over tactics with his superior, army chief of staff Lieut. General Dan Halutz, is the first senior Israeli official to step down amid mounting domestic criticism of the Lebanon offensive...
...fell one goal short against Duke (6-0-1) in a 2-1 loss at Ohiri Field. Duke’s winning goal came early in the second half, only eight minutes into the frame. The Blue Devils’ Spencer Wadsworth charged at Harvard junior goalie Adam Hahn, who came out to grab the ball, then lofted it over his head into the back of the net. The Blue Devils opened up the scoring in the first half with a goal in the 21st minute. Duke got off a shot to the right of the Crimson goal, causing Hahn...
...high-flying life in finance—or for those who have no idea what they want to do with their lives and hey, economics could be interesting, right? right?—this is the easiest shopping choice you’ll ever make. One year of Adam Smith and N. Gregory Mankiw (guess which one worked in the Bush administration!) and you’ll be able to justify all manner of evil. It’s practical, painless, and potentially profitable. Best of all, you’ll be done with Social Analysis, right off the first...
...upset about what it de-emphasizes. "[Prosperity] wants the positive but not the negative," says another Southern Baptist, Alan Branch of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Mo. "Problem is, we live on this side of Eden. We're fallen." That is, Prosperity soft-pedals the consequences of Adam's fall--sin, pain and death--and their New Testament antidote: Jesus' atoning sacrifice and the importance of repentance. And social liberals express a related frustration that preachers like Osteen show little interest in battling the ills of society at large. Perhaps appropriately so, since, as Prosperity scholar Harrison explains...
...touched the ball once and then put it into the back right side of the net.After the break, Loyola Marymount (3-2) stepped up the pressure and was consistently challenging the Harvard net. A number of good chances from the Lions went just wide, while Crimson junior netminder Adam Hahn stuffed two offerings for his second shutout.“Today we got a good, mature performance from a young team,” Harvard coach John Kerr said. “They really want to win right now.”HARVARD 4, NORTHEASTERN 0In the opening round...