Word: nelsons
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...wider appreciation of the word on which post-apartheid South Africa was founded. Ubuntu is a term that expresses that idea that each man - rich, poor, friend, enemy - is irrevocably bound to the next. Its English translations are various: "togetherness," "humanity toward others," "I am because we are." Nelson Mandela explained ubuntu as follows: "A traveler through our country would stop at a village, and he didn't have to ask for food or for water. Once he stops, the people give him food, entertain him. That is one aspect of ubuntu, but it'll have various aspects ... The question...
...making a statement by getting out to an early lead.The Crimson came out fired up, taking the first game by the score of 30-28. Harvard boasted a gaudy .412 hitting percentage and recorded a match-high 19 kills in establishing a 1-0 lead. Senior middle hitter Andy Nelson and junior outside hitter Jordan Weitzen recorded six each during the opening game, with Weitzen’s last kill coming as an emphatic end to a hard-fought, back-and-forth opening frame.“I don’t think we took them by surprise...
...Another little film that scored big was Half Nelson, about a crack-addicted junior high-school teacher and his student, which took both acting awards: Ryan Gosling for Best Actor and newcomer Shareeka Epps for Best Actress. "Forest called me last night and asked if I would win for him," said Gosling, who is nominated for a Best Actor Oscar against Forest Whitaker. "He said it's exhausting winning all the time. I wouldn't know. He better win tomorrow night. I've got a lot of money on him." In a sign of just how far under-the-radar...
...oddball spirit of the Spirit Awards, several unusual musical numbers kept attendees' toes tapping. Taylor Dane sang a tribute to Little Miss Sunshine to the tune of "We Are Family,": "Screwed up family/Such dysfunctionality" and Rosario Dawson performed an ode to Half Nelson to the melody of "Son of a Preacher Man,": "The only one who reached out to me/ Was a crack-headed teacher man." By the show's the end, the sun was just sinking on the Pacific Ocean, leaving independent-minded revelers enough time to party and still get their pre-Oscar beauty sleep...
...mystique—the stadium is a National Historic Landmark—and Chandler was sold. “Harvard is really committed to their lacrosse programs,” he said. “We reached out to Scott Anderson and [women’s coach] Sarah Nelson and we want to see what we can do to cross-promote each other and support the community.” Crimson men’s lacrosse coach Scott Anderson said that he was excited about the Cannons’ move and not surprised that they chose Harvard...