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...right side was deflected to a waiting Taylor, who punched the puck into the net. The score secured the win and a ticket to the ECAC semifinals against Cornell to be held at the Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y. next Friday. “I think after the stretch we went through in December and January I don’t think a lot of people would have predicted, one, we’d get home ice and two, we’d get back to Albany, so it’s a nice goal we can check...
Critics of the report call that conclusion an absurd stretch, especially since there is no published evidence that the coca leaf itself is toxic or addictive. Foremost among the detractors is left-wing Bolivian President Evo Morales, who remains head of one of the country's largest coca-growing unions and was elected as Bolivia's first indigenous head of state in 2005 in part because of his defense of the leaf. "This leaf," Morales said at last year's U.N. General Assembly, holding one up at the podium, "represents... the hope of our people." Bolivia accounts for about...
...Organized by the Irish embassy in conjunction with the local Dongcheng District government, the parade was small but significant. Doubling back twice in fifteen minutes over a two-block stretch near the Forbidden City, participation was limited to 200 people due to security concerns surrounding the nearby session of the National People's Congress. Roach walked at its head, alongside Ireland's ambassador to China, Declan Kelleher; a traditional bagpiper; and County-cork born Beijing local Shane O'Neill, whose leprechaun costume purchased at a Dublin shop came complete with a false belly. The trailing marchers included members...
...scenes?JM: Not really. I think about the character and the situation.RR: What’s the angriest you’ve ever been in your life?JM: I don’t actually know. I’m very diffi cult to anger.RR: So this role was a stretch for you?JM: No, because my character is one of the most levelheaded people in theroom.RR: Who’s better: you or Henry Fonda?JM: Henry Fonda, defi nitely.Dan E. Catomeris ’11RR: So who do you play in “12 AngryMen...
...Trippin’” is dependent upon whatyou’re looking for. If you want another“Doggystyle,” you’re shit out of luck. Butfor the lovers of the new-age Snoop Dogg,this album is his greatest stretch into thecreative unknown yet. The productionand lyrical material are sometimes wildlyinconsistent, but the album still managesto be decent, and in any case, it’s definitelyworth a listen for all fans of the D-Odouble-G.Case in point is “Sexual Eruption,”the anointed radio single...