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...more ground balls—a 24-18 edge. Despite Princeton’s better overall numbers, none of it probably would have mattered were it not for the most costly statistic—eight turnovers in the fourth quarter. Time after time the Crimson would steal back the momentum only to turn the ball over and give the Tigers another shot at trimming the margin...
...Nevertheless, no SADC leader has yet joined the worldwide chorus of condemnation of Mugabe nor echoed accusations that he is attempting to steal the vote. There is little expectation that the organization will reverse its stand on Mugabe this time around, not least because SADC often bridles at any kind of outside intervention; and Mugabe blames sanctions and persistent imperial ambitions of white foreigners for his country's economic woes. Certainly someone has a lot to answer for: the former British colony now has a six-figure annual inflation rate, unemployment is 80%, and average life expectancy stands...
...fifth, senior Taylor Meehan led off with a walk but was erased with fielder’s choice grounder from junior Matt Rogers. Rogers stole second and senior Jeff Stoeckel walked, and after Stoeckel and Rogers executed a double steal, O’Neill plated them both with a two-run single up the middle—all the offense Hofeld would need...
...Rififi scenario was replayed, more for laughs than for suspense, in Topkapi. The gang comprises not the standard tough guys but con artistes on a lark, to steal a jewel-encrusted scimitar from a hall in the Topkapi museum. Maximilian Schell leads a troupe of some of the major muggers of international cinema: Mercouri, Akim Tamiroff, Peter Ustinov (who won an Oscar), Titos Vandis and Robert Morley. But the more valuable member is the muscular Gilles Segal, as the acrobat whose job is to be lowered by rope into the hall from a high window, then remove the case, nick...
...Harvard. As the admissions game becomes harder and harder to win, many high schools are advising students to dismiss unhealthy infatuations with the Ivy League. The criticisms are not only on the student side: A recent article in BusinessWeek berated the Ivies for using their stratospheric spending to steal accomplished faculty from public universities...