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Charles Taylor was impatient. For five hours the exiled former Liberian President had been sitting in the remote town of Gamboru, Nigeria, waiting for the right moment to slip across the border into Cameroon. Finally, as dawn cracked last Wednesday, Taylor decided to make his escape. A light-colored Land Rover carrying him and four companions--believed to be his wife, son, driver and an aide--drove past an unmanned immigration checkpoint before encountering a final gate across a narrow bridge. Witnesses say the driver and aide got out of the vehicle and started fiddling with the gate's lock...
...feel like a loser.” Munching on Frosted Mini Spooners and a turkey sandwich, Frances M. Tompkins ’09 said it was her first time taking advantage of the extended hours. “I’m happy to have another hour to slip in,” said Tompkins, who had missed lunch earlier in the day. “But it’s not something I’ll use every day.” Isaiah K. Mwangi ’09, dining on chicken and rice with a side of cake...
...first period.After a hooking penalty on Watters at 10:50 left Harvard shorthanded, junior Steve Mandes created a breakaway and rifled a shot at Saints goalie Justin Pesony. Pesony managed to stop the initial shot but did not retain possession of the rebound, which slipped out of his grasp and onto the waiting stick of sophomore Tyler Magura, who slid the puck into the back of the net.The goal was Harvard’s first shorthanded goal of the season and Magura’s first of his career. It could not have come at a better time?...
...Gamble initiated a Crimson 3-0 run, scoring on a free position shot with 2:40 left in the frame. Sophomore Tara Schoen brought Harvard (1-3) within one with an unassisted goal. The tying goal was scored off a broken play. With 46 seconds left, Gamble managed to slip an unassisted goal past the Bobcat goaltender, sending the game into overtime. “We ran a play designed for Kaitlin Martin,” Gamble said. “But the play kind of fell apart and left me open for the score.” In overtime...
Unlike oil, where a mistake can be rectified with more paint, it is nearly impossible to hide a slip of the brush when working with translucent watercolor; consequently the artist’s hand is very evident in the work. “I love the fluency and immediacy,” Stebbins noted...