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...FPMT monks as the reincarnation of the group's co-founder Thubten Yeshe. Their methods will be familiar to anyone who has seen Bernardo Bertolucci's Little Buddha or the current documentary Unmistaken Child: The monks reportedly heeded some dreams; the Dalai Lama consulted an oracle; and the capper was that young Hita "recalled" the color of the dead lama's car. (See pictures of the Dalai Lama: Six decades of spiritual leadership...
...goal.The Crimson was still in charge of its own destiny, as senior forward Erin Wylie stepped into the box. After having one of her best games of the season—she tallied a goal and an assist on the night—she looked to put a capper on her stellar performance. But her shot went wide, giving Northeastern an opportunity to seal the game on its next attempt. The Huskies did not blink, winning the penalty shootout 4-2.The team was strong to the end, but sometimes, the fates do not align.“We should be able...
...three consecutive times for no gain. Buoyed by its fourth-down stand, the Crimson took the ball and steadily advanced 79 yards down the field, ending the drive with three straight passes to Richards—a long 25-yard catch, followed by a 6-yarder, and then the capper, a 40-yard bomb in which he outmaneuvered two defenders and stretched into the end zone.Olawale was replaced by the other half of Columbia’s quarterback duo, junior Shane Kelly, but he fared no better than his counterpart against the staunch Harvard defense.On his fourth play...
...attention to a handful of troublesome regimes, he couldn't just call them troublesome regimes; instead they ballooned into an "axis of evil." His hope of stabilizing the Middle East by fostering self-government was not just a geostrategic Hail Mary - it would lead, he said in the stunning capper to his second Inaugural, to "the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." Born into happiness and prosperity and languor, American boomers have long compensated by goosing their language, and their self-image along with...
...should celebrate the things here that are worth celebrating. The Game is our annual season-capper, our version of a bowl game, a championship of sorts. Five straight thrashings of Yale is something that we should cherish. But a few amazing Ivy League games here and there aren’t worth the attention of a public used to watching the likes of Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart. Our games are great, but in the context of what they are—important games to us, and very few others...