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...host this past week, it didn’t make any friends while challenging Old Dominion and beating its other four opponents for a quick 4-1 start to the season.The Crimson offense had its way with the non-conference foes, scoring 14 goals over the five games. The spark started when the team scored three goals in a little over six minutes to storm back to within 4-3 against Old Dominion. Despite falling a goal short, Harvard then rolled over Villanova, Maine and Northeastern by scores of 4-1, 3-1, and 4-0, respectively.The week ended...
...birth is a guarantee that the supposedly unbroken line of male succession to the throne will continue for at least another generation. But though the country is busy celebrating the royal arrival - newspapers passed out extra editions on the streets of Tokyo and economists predicted the birth would spark a mini-baby boom worth over $1 billion - the desperate need for a prince shows how far women still have to go, even in modern Japan...
...Majorcan's singular ability to disrupt Federer's dominance is the spark that could ignite a long-term duel. Federer is universally recognized as one of history's all-time greats, perhaps the greatest, yet he has dropped six of his eight matches against Nadal. Rafa has a technical advantage: he's a lefty, so his topspin-heavy forehand often crosses high to Federer's backhand, forcing Federer out of position. But more important, Nadal toys with Federer's psyche. "Rafa must be in Roger's head," says Croatian Ivan Ljubicic, the world's third-ranked player...
...Election observers feared that a clear-cut Kabila win would spark violence, especially in the capital. Most of the other presidential runners had, after all, already claimed the vote was rigged. But even with a second round now required, tensions have spilled over, and defusing them will prove difficult. It is unclear whether Kabila backs his supporters' violence or if they are acting as a renegade force. And Bemba may presume that with little chance of winning the president's palace he may as well return to the bush and his old violent ways...
...long run, though, government attempts to circumscribe how people practice their faith seem unlikely to succeed--and could well spark more unrest. It's telling that even in the face of such crackdowns, some Chinese Christians say they are confident that they will eventually win the freedom to practice their faith as they choose. Brother Chow (not his real name) is one. He is every inch the model of the modern Chinese Christian, a preacher who doubles as a businessman. Despite his pressed jeans, polo shirt and fancy mobile phone, he professes to believe in a deep, ancient faith...