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...Most of the political dissidents and union activists who kick-started the protests on August 19 have been jailed or are in hiding. But detaining the religious clerics who have taken up their cause will be accepted with far less equanimity by the devout Burmese public. If shots are fired, the tenuous peace that has existed between a cowed populace and its oppressive leaders may finally be shattered. "A tiger is being unleashed," predicts Aung Zaw, editor of The Irrawaddy, a Thailand-based news magazine that covers Burma...
...attended hundreds of games at the stadium as a season ticket holder. “It’s pretty empty,” said Boris M. Beady, a 17-year-old senior at Framingham High School. “Our fans are crazier.” The late kick-off also prevented some fans from bringing along their families. James B. Keegan ’63 said he traditionally goes to Harvard football games to spend a relaxing afternoon with his grandchild. He said he was surprised by some of the more vulgar student cheers, including...
...first time since 2003, when Dartmouth achieved the feat. Buddy Farnham and Paul Raymond each had over 100 yards receiving for Brown...Sophomore kicker Patrick Long missed a field goal, a 45-yarder in the third quarter, for the second straight week before nailing a 23-yard kick with 3:08 to play in the fourth. Long is 1-of-3 on the year...Senior Matt Schindel and sophomore Thomas Hull split the punting duties, with Hull punting twice for a 40.5-yard average and Schindel adding four punts with an average of 35.2 yards...The Crimson attempted 45 passes...
...always dangerous.” But UCSB, which out shot Harvard, 27-12, would not be shut out on its home field in front of nearly 1,000 of its fans. With 15 minutes remaining, the Gauchos’ Ciaran O’Brien teed up a corner kick that found teammate Chris Pontius’ head in front of the net. Pontius redirected the ball past Harvard goalkeeper and senior co-captain Adam Hann to tie the game at 1. Despite giving up the late-game goal, Hahn turned in a seven-save effort that allowed the Crimson...
Speaking of which, he warns me that a beaten-down stock I bought a few days ago might just go to zero. The very thought is enough to kick my amygdala into overdrive...