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...first three months of the year are likely to be larger, stronger, and more mature than their peers who are nine or 10 months younger than they are. (At age eight or nine, a few months can make a significant difference in physical maturity.) And since coaches in Canada begin selecting players for the traveling all-star teams or “rep” squads at the age of nine or ten, those who were born closer to the cutoff date are more likely to be selected for these advanced teams. They then receive extra attention and coaching, becoming...
...amazing thing about stories is that they, in fact, travel,” novelist Chinua Achebe explains, using the term both figuratively and literally. “You let the story develop. You let the story begin. The story makes all kinds of preparations for its own arrival.”No one knows that truth better than Achebe. The Nigerian author, who currently teaches at Bard College, established himself as Nigeria’s literary ambassador to the Western world with his first novel, “Things Fall Apart,” published in 1959. This past Tuesday...
...described the mood as buoyant, in no small part because of how far progressive philanthropy has come from just several years ago. "A great victory happened sooner than any of us would have expected," McKay said, adding that the process of changing federal policies and programs has yet to begin. "Now the real work begins...
...victory from the bench, as Fitzpatrick throws for 124 yards, Ricky Williamson ’05 returns a 100-yard interception, and receiver Brian Edwards ’05 has a 53-yard punt return for a touchdown. SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 HARVARD 35, LEHIGH 33 Starting at the beginning of the season because of Liam O’Hagan’s suspension, Pizzotti unexpectedly returns from a knee injury and throws for 291 yards and a touchdown in leading a comeback from a 24-7 deficit. The Crimson scores 28 unanswered points over the second and third quarters...
...looks dire. Without the MDC, "Mugabe won't be able to change anything to avoid disaster," says Sisulu. "He will have to keep ruling through violence." And while he has proved all too willing to unleash his security forces on opposition supporters, at some point the economic collapse could begin to eat into the loyalty of rank-and-file soldiers and policemen...