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...sets, 6-2 6-4. McAnulty wasn’t so lucky in his second match of the tournament, losing to Cal sophomore Tommie Murphy. McAnulty took a tough first set, 5-7, before losing the next two, 6-3, 6-1. Mangham also lost, dropping his second straight game of the Classic, this time to Cal freshman Christoffer Konigsfeldt, 6-3, 6-2. Sunday proved to be a pivotal day for Crimson players as they faced some experienced competitors. McAnulty beat senior Bijan Hejazi of UC Berkeley, 7-6, 6-3, a player who had won numerous accolades...
...Crimson individuals set themselves up for success with solid first round performances in Flight A singles on Friday afternoon. Fourth-seeded freshman Kristin Norton defeated Boston University opponent Monika Mical in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. Junior Agnes Sibilski overpowered her UTSA competitor Vivian Carrillo in straight sets, 6-0, 6-4, and second-seeded Tachibana followed suit, eliminating her Terrier opponent, Petra Santini, 6-1, 6-0. In the quarterfinals, Norton had an easier time, as she downed her UTSA opponent Caroline Dedering, 6-2, 6-1. While Tachibana continued her perfect season and advanced...
...concrete boxes just outside the exterior walls. The lightness comes from 180-ft.-high glass doors set between the arches on two sides of the stadium. Those let in an exceptional amount of natural sunlight for a climate-controlled environment and give anyone approaching the building a clear vista straight across the field and out the other side. After the infernal summer weather leaves town, a line of glass doors at each end zone can slide away to admit real air into the place. (Read "The NFL's Huge Linemen: Healthier Than You Think...
...corporate leaders. In the cases of UPS and Kroger, for instance, you've gone up to the CEOs and essentially ambushed them with advice. How has that worked out for you? I'm very passionate about what I do. I will approach the CEO directly, I'll look them straight in the eye and say, "You're doing this wrong." They're always taken aback initially, and the people around them freak out. But I have gotten more business by being direct and honest than I ever got being obsequious and sycophantic...
...registration of voters up to the counting of ballots, the whole process was deeply flawed," he says. "I can swallow the bitter pill of my own defeat, but not the injustice, nor the fact that Afghanistan will be ruled illegitimately for the next five years." This, he says, plays straight into the Taliban's hands. "The Taliban can say that 'It's only us who can bring justice to this country, not Karzai, not the international community.' " (Watch a video of Abdullah on the campaign trail...