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...life. At least the prisoner stays in one place with a guard outside. We are always moving, and only God is watching." ABDUL WAHED HASHIM, Iraqi businessman, after months of sleeping in different houses and constantly changing cars to avoid being kidnapped, on the lack of security in Iraq...
...changes. Hu has differed from Jiang on some domestic and international issues, but he is unlikely to introduce sweeping new political reforms. Last week, in a speech celebrating the National People's Congress, China's legislature, Hu said that Western-style democracy was a "blind alley" that China should avoid...
...real test of winner’s confidence is when you lose. That’s the time to avoid panic, resist the temptation to neglect the foundations (skipping sections, avoiding friends) and definitely not get dragged down by defeat. Setbacks offer a choice point: whether to slip into self-defeating behavior, or to instead firm up the cornerstones of confidence—a sense of personal responsibility, respect for others, the desire to do something to make a difference...
...talented as this wide receiving corps is, the road to Ivy glory will only be won if Harvard can avoid injuries. Freshman Joe Murt and juniors Corey Waller and Peter Scully will share time as the fourth receiver behind junior Ryan Tyler, but a sustained injury to one of the top three would be a blow to the Crimson offence. Mazza and Edwards have already taken small hits in the preseason; Mazza has been hampered by broken bones in his thumb and sprained ligaments since the first day of preseason practice, and Edwards sat out practice early this week with...
...Holy Cross hopes to avoid a repeat of last year’s 20-point drubbing, the Crusaders’ wide receivers will need to better establish their presence between the hash marks. The Crimson linebackers and secondary owned the center of the field last year, punishing route runners as they cut across the middle. That left Holy Cross with little option but to attempt high-risk passes along the well-guarded sidelines. By the fourth quarter, Harvard defenders had so thoroughly beaten their opponents that Holy Cross all-American wide receiver Ari Confesor actually stopped running for a pass...