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...unsettled in net, on one occasion lunging wildly at a puck that cleared the crossbar by two feet. Brent Gough’s unscreened power-play tally from between the circles with 4:54 remaining capped Tobe’s forgettable evening and sealed Harvard’s shocking defeat...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn and Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: M. Hockey Drops Two in Dodge Holiday Classic | 1/5/2005 | See Source »

...empire into a vibrant, prosperous part of Europe - a bridge between Russia and the West. He must establish a modus vivendi with a humiliated and angry Russian President and heal the divisions inside his own country, where the Russian speakers in the east are still bitter at the defeat of their candidate, Yanukovych. Observers express concerns about some of Yushchenko's lieutenants, who have shady reputations. There are continued worries about the damage to his health from dioxin poisoning. And, most ominously, a top Yushchenko aide told Time, some people close to him fear that those who almost killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Is This Viktor? | 1/2/2005 | See Source »

Gladwell concedes defeat at the outset: what goes on in the locked magician's trunk of the unconscious will always be a mystery. But we can keep careful track of what goes into the box and what comes out of it. The unconscious mind is astonishingly good at filtering out superfluous data and seizing on essential truth, we learn, but too much time or information can confuse and blind it. And the unconscious mind can be trained. The psychologist John Gottman can watch a 15-minute videotape of a husband and wife about whom he knows nothing and predict with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Jumping to Conclusions | 1/2/2005 | See Source »

...would enter the record books as a tie, but once again, Harvard would not get its crack at a tournament title. Nor would it get a crack at No. 1 Minnesota, which would go on to defeat Merrimack 6-2 in the evening's matchup...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Notches Scoreless Tie, Relegated To Consolation Round Via Shootout | 12/21/2004 | See Source »

Last Friday’s loss to Hofstra, coupled with another defeat at Boston University last Tuesday, marked only the second time in the last four seasons the Crimson dropped...

Author: By J. PATRICK Coyne, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Hoops Rights Ship by Blowing Out the Bobcats | 12/21/2004 | See Source »

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