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...early morning of Oct. 7, a political standoff that has gripped Thailand for a month and a half erupted in a blaze of smoke. Riot police fired tear gas at the protesters gathered near parliament, and medical staff later reported that more than 100 people were injured. This included two protesters who had parts of their legs blown off by what police said were exploding tear gas canisters. A police spokesman said the action was taken to clear a road to parliament for cabinet members to attend Somchai's speech later in the day. A few days earlier...
...wide receiver,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. Harvard can’t afford any more losses to its wide receiving ranks. Last week against Brown, sophomore Marco Iannuzzi broke his collarbone in two places. Before the season opener, junior Mike Cook suffered a season-ending pectoral tear. “We’ve now lost three of our top four wide receivers, and we had a freshman out there for the last series,” Murphy said. With all of the injuries to the wide receivers, rookie Adam Chrissis lined up for some plays after...
Awful as the diseases and wars are that he has covered, his images bear a haunting and austere elegance. His pictures can make you tear up, but they're never sentimental. Sometimes you gasp at the terrible beauty he finds in something that is simply terrible. In other words, Jim's work is something rare in journalism: art. Jim has spent a lifetime turning agony into imagery and giving, as he puts it, "voice to those who otherwise would not have a voice...
...back of the endzone. O’Hagan’s entrance also signalled the end of an impressive outing for starting signal-caller Chris Pizzotti, who completed 25-of-45 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns to go with no interceptions.The starter began the game on a tear, completing nine of his first 10 passes for 163 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown strike to junior wide receiver Matt Luft and a 17-yard score to sophomore tailback Gino Gordon. Luft had four catches for 99 yards in the first quarter alone and finished with 10 catches...
...Good debate prep is designed to build up, not tear down, the candidate's confidence. The first trick is to practice with a stand-in who has memorized the opposing candidate's likely answers. This is far easier than it sounds. One of the best-kept secrets of politics is that there are only about 20 "typical" questions. Odds are that one's esteemed opponent has publicly answered every imaginable policy question by the time the debate finally occurs. It is vital that your candidate not hear your opponent's answers for the first time onstage, since that will often...