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...return to news bulletins and everyday conversations in the province. On April 1, two men were shot in the legs in so-called "punishment attacks" in Belfast and Londonderry. The day before, petrol bombs were thrown at a historic Orange hall in Belfast while a meeting of the Protestant Orangemen was taking place inside (nobody was injured). And security alerts at schools, leisure centers and gas stations - all hoaxes so far - continue to disrupt daily life in Belfast and outlying towns. Together, these incidents are creating an uneasy tension in places once brimming with post-conflict confidence...
...experience,” Anderson said. “We played a strong schedule all year, so this is just another challenge.”Harvard hopes that this strong schedule will help counter the fact that the Orange is making its 24th straight tournament appearance—the Orangemen are have won eight titles overall, the last championship coming just two years ago.“That’s the Mecca of lacrosse, at least north of the Mason-Dixon line,” senior attackman Steve Cohen said. “That?...
...ceasefire into permanent peace, they believe the IRA?s gunmen have won too many concessions. Their most recent cause for anger was a British government decision to disband a mainly-Protestant militia. The upsurge of violence may also be a simple resistance to sharing power with nationalists - certainly the Orangemen who sparked this bout of rioting aren't as interested in talking to Catholics as they are in marching past their houses. And their leaders have refused to condemn the violence that followed their parade...
Right off the bat Harvard looks to test its potential by opening with Syracuse. In 2001, Harvard fell to the Orangemen 78-66. The Crimson looks at its tough schedule as not just a challenge, but as an opportunity...
...Dutch are the most surprising absentees. Despite fielding a galaxy of stars, a top-notch coach in Louis van Gaal and a relatively easy qualifying group, the Orangemen were beaten to the draw by Portugal and Ireland. Yes, Ireland. What went wrong? "At some stage, the players lost their heads," said the famously acerbic coach after his team went down to the Irish in the crunch game. At week's end, the beleaguered Van Gaal finally quit over his failure. But in a way we'll all be punished, deprived of the languid grace of Patrick Kluivert, the quick thinking...