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...Until a year ago, the outgunned-and-outnumbered ragtag idealists armed with sticks, stones and World War I-era .303-cal. rifles seemed to employ a strategy of dying for their cause of ending monarchy, caste and feudalism: nearly 2,000 had perished while gaining little ground. But since Nov. 23 when the Maoist rebels ended a four-month truce and launched a string of attacks across the nation, it has become clear that the rebels, who take as a model Peru's brutal Shining Path, have transformed themselves into a lethal force. Since then, Nepal's civil...
...lived in California, you'd know that Connell can be a pain in the butt - especially to the rears of spendthrift public servants wasting taxpayer money. As the fiscal watchdog for the state, she uncovered more than $1 billion worth of Medi-Cal fraud in 1999 and more recently, refused to pick up $2,600 in expenses for takeout sushi and pizza ordered by state employees working late during the energy crisis. At the time CalPERS was considering JEDI II, Connell was the only one on the board with an investment banking background. An investment banker for a decade...
Harvard fell behind early, and even after a small spurt narrowed the gap to 15-12, a 10-2 Cal run put the game away early. The Bears closed out the first half with a 37-25 lead...
...Harvard turnovers en route to a comfortable 69-54 victory. The Crimson frontcourt struggled the most against the Bears’ forwards, who each stood 6’10 or taller. Harvard’s best inside player, Coleman, shot a dismal 1-of-9 from the floor and Cal blocked eight Crimson shots...
...second half brought little relief. Even while Cal shot a horrid 30 percent, Harvard failed to settle into any kind of offensive rhythm with all the turnovers it was committing. Bears reserve A.J. Diggs played only 11 minutes in the game, but even that was enough time to grab six steals. Prasse-Freeman was Harvard’s worst offender on turnovers—he coughed the ball up nine times...