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...perhaps, Harvard converted an outstanding six of eight opportunities with a man advantage. Unfortunately for the Crimson, the defensive unit was not quite as sharp. “The big story tonight is that [MIT] had five 5m penalty shots,” explained Connolly, whose ten saves proved crucial in the victory. “That’s usually a result of questionable drive defense.” Although the high number of penalties may be cause for concern, Lee noted that the offense and defense strive to pick each other up. “We turned...
After millions of deaths and years of muddled government policies, a groundswell of distress at maternal mortality rates is at last stirring action. At the July G-8 summit of industrialized nations in Hokkaido, Japan, leaders for the first time discussed maternal deaths as a crucial obstacle to development. And there has been progress. Some poor countries have shown rapid results from investments in maternal health: in Honduras, for example, maternal mortality rates dropped about 50% from 1990 to '97 after officials opened scores of rural clinics and trained thousands of midwives. Nepal and Sri Lanka have trained midwives...
...well as an epic romance, this is a story of homes, homelessness and what it means to be an outsider. In several instances in the novel, the ownership or loss of home and property opens the way for events of crucial emotional significance. "Home is where one starts from," wrote T.S. Eliot. But Roy's novel upends that idea with infinitely sympathetic elegance: What if home is something that you make rather than what you are given...
...Night Ripper,” with songs darting from genre to genre and rarely lingering long on any one loop. Though this hyperactivity may overwhelm at points, Girl Talk’s redistribution of guilty pleasures, classic rock favorites, and club standards can also be exhilarating during crucial moments like the end to “Set it Off,” when he races from Mary J. Blige’s “Real Love” to “The Message” to “C’mon Eileen” in under...
...have had a tailgate, but for the first time in four years, Harvard bested Yale in a crucial competition: endowment growth...