Word: semis
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...other city, Boren would be little more than a lovable prankster. But his continuing spoof of bureaucratic outrages has hit the mark so well that he has gained semi-status by using one of his own dicta: "If you can't beat them, don't just join them, lead them...
...which bodes reasonably well for a team which is supposedly in the second year of a rebuilding process, but if every team managed to rebuild its way into the ECAC semi-finals in one year, there would be no use for the term second division...
...year ago this time, but in reverse. Then there were experienced forwards, inexperienced defensemen, now it's vice versa, but the man with the most experience, Petrovek prefers the present situation, and who's to argue with a guy who as a sophomore led Harvard to the NCAA semi-finals...
...features saxophonists sonny Rollins, Gato Barbieri and pianist Herbie Hancock. The mixture is an odd but pleasing one. Rollins is one of the few traditional saxophonists around. Longregarded as a pioneer in the late 50's, Rollins was subsequently blown-out by the great Coltrane and went into semi-retirement. He's back on the scene now--some say as forceful as ever. He is not very innovative, but he has complete mastery over the saxophone as no other has. Gato Barbieri is still getting praises for his rock-jazz-orchestra synthesis Caliente, which has managed to find playing time...
This considerable weakening of the "rejection front," which is composed of a handful of terrorist organizations that were once quite effective, has been a direct consequence of a civil war in which only semi-traditional military organizations could have been functional. Tanks and trained infantry were provided by the PLO; terrorist tactics were of no use. Thus, Jabril (who has been jailed by the PLO and accused of collaborating with the Syrians) and George Habash, two of the most prominent leaders of the "rejection front" have lost much of their influence among the Palestinians. Presently, the only group that poses...