Word: wakes
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...sailors and is responsible for ferrying 700 Marines and their gear to global hot spots. And the ship's sad plight represents in miniature all that is wrong with the way the Pentagon buys its weapons. The pattern of haste and waste accelerated in the Cold War's wake and simply exploded following 9/11. It highlights the challenge facing President-elect Barack Obama as he contemplates retooling an Industrial Age military - primed for state-on-state warfare - into the more agile force better suited for 21st century conflicts of the type now being waged in Afghanistan and Iraq...
...Berlusconi's apparent attempt at humor sparked charges of racism from political opponents, though most inside and outside Italy simply shook (or buried) their heads at the terrible timing - both historic and comedic - of such a remark in the wake of Obama's election as the first black U.S. President. As he's done before when accused of stepping out of line on the world stage, the 72-year-old billionaire lashed out at anyone who criticized him or called for an apology as "imbeciles," insisting his comment was meant to be "cute...
...kick on the edge of the box that was deflected, and the ball nestled into the bottom right corner.Harvard was not done yet. Stamatis, probably the man of the match, picked up the ball at midfield on the right side and left the Lions’ defenders in his wake. Stamatis played through freshman Ben Tsuda, who scored his first career goal. Stamatis was at the center of nearly every Crimson attack, putting in a notable performance on Senior Day.“He’s our best true soccer player,” Clark said of Stamatis...
...really outdone; they just were out-consistent-ed, if that’s a real word, by teams that generally see that level of play more than we do.” As for singles, Clayton lost 6-4, 6-0 Thursday in his first round singles match against Wake Forest’s Cory Parr. Clayton never truly hit his stride in his opening match, unable to unleash his big serve and forehand. “Sometimes things don’t go your way or your game’s not on,” Clayton said...
...class. Over meals in the historic and crowded Annenberg Hall, the brief snapshot of college life led both parents and students to reflect on the first eight weeks of the academic year. Siya Ngcobo ’12 said the weekend provided him with a “wake-up call for how fast everything is happening.” His father said he now knows that the “best institution is the best for the child.” —Crimson staff writer Bita M. Assad can be reached at bassad@fas.harvard.edu...