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...goals.“You need to play with discipline in the playoffs in order to win,” MacDonald said. “I think we took bad decisions...most importantly just taking bad penalties.”The Crimson’s inability to avoid the referee’s whistle, even when it came to coordinating line changes, forced the penalty kill to defend against a two-man deficit just minutes after Quinnipiac had opened the second period with its third power-play goal of the night, making the score 4-2.The ensuing 5-on-3 would...
...Sarkozy has said he will avoid the traditional ritual of a major government shakeup that often follow electoral setbacks. His own decidedly more discreet behavior in the past few weeks suggests he may have learned important lessons about what kind of profile the French expect from Elysée residents. His public insulting of an elderly detractor on a rope-line last month notwithstanding, Sarkozy has made an effort to control his sharp tongue, keep his love life away from the press, and scale back his former media omnipresence to occasional, sober appearances and speeches more in line with what...
...complained that they will have to bear most of the burden, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned she will not sacrifice the German car industry on the altar of emissions cutting. A last-minute change to the summit conclusions said emission targets should be introduced so as to "avoid excessive costs for member states," potentially opening the door to backsliding. Mahi Sideridou, a Greenpeace policy analyst, said the agreement had offered little beyond "some misplaced protectionist language to appease heavy industry." There are other uncertainties. Officials are already muttering that a promise to make biofuels account...
...understand the importance of respecting people’s rights to have their own beliefs. We are deeply committed to respecting and protecting the rights of others to believe at they choose, and we believe that one of the first principles of respectful conduct and religious practice is to avoid unnecessarily criticizing or confronting others’ personal beliefs. We cherish the fact that it is possible to discuss our differences with our classmates and neighbors without that discussion erupting into conflict and sowing the seeds of division and disrespect...
...beliefs, use a public address system to declare to everyone in Harvard Yard that God is imaginary, that prayer is a waste of time, or that Muhammad was not a prophet. Similarly, it is best that those who hold similar beliefs about Hinduism or Buddhism or any other religion avoid loudly declaring the falsehood of other faiths...