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...tailored to suit its pastoral surroundings, the large poster plastered to a wall on the winding road into a tiny village 55 miles north of Geneva uses cartoon sheep to illustrate its message: Against the backdrop of a Swiss flag, three white sheep are shown kicking a lone black one out of their flock. Ugly, perhaps, but the message of exclusion resonates deeply with Pomy's 620 inhabitants, a predominantly conservative flock with strong populist leanings. "Too many foreigners abuse the Swiss system," says the hamlet's mayor, Jean-Pierre Grin. "Our solidarity has its limits...
...trying weekend for the Harvard women’s volleyball team at the American Volleyball Tournament in Washington, D.C., as the Crimson dropped three out of four matches against tough non-conference opponents and fell to 3-4 on the season.Harvard’s lone victory came in the late game Friday against Lafayette by a score of 3-1, following a 3-0 loss to Army earlier in the day. On Saturday, the Crimson was downed by American by a score of 3-1 and then fell to Navy, 3-0.Despite the lopsided match results, Harvard contested most games...
...Hagan into the fray on Week 6, and he ended the season where he began it—on the bench. On Saturday against Holy Cross, however, the senior quarterback once again benefited from the full slew of spring, summer, and preseason workouts, serving as one of the lone bright spots during the Crimson’s 31-28 season-opening loss to the Crusaders. Perhaps more important than what O’Hagan did on the afternoon, completing 19-of-30 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 65 yards and touchdown on the ground...
...There are small exceptions, of course. Recently the provincial transportation authority advised the community that the lone asphalt road into town was dangerously rutted. If it was not fixed soon, the bus which brought many dachniki to their summer retreats would not be able to complete its route...
When the ball reached him, Perl had little trouble heading in the lone goal of the day—and the first of his collegiate career...