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Gates, tempered by his decades of seeing what U.S. intelligence could--and could not--do, is leery of the buzzwords and silver bullets that ricochet around the Pentagon. "Be modest about what military force can accomplish and what technology can accomplish," he told an audience of midcareer military and intelligence officials last fall. War is "inevitably tragic, inefficient and uncertain," he said. So is taking on the Pentagon...
...including shots on goal from junior Kaitlin Martin and senior Natalie Curtis. The contest progressed into a back and forth battle, but Dartmouth ended the stalemate 13 minutes into the game, taking the lead, 1-0. But just two minutes later, freshman Jess Halpern knocked one in using a ricochet off the ground, after receiving a pass from Martin. “I think it was a good game,” Pais said. “We just made a couple critical mistakes at inopportune moments.” With 13 minutes remaining in the half, the Big Green...
...anti-development rhetoric, said he champions the voices of residents when they are up against developmental forces. “That’s something we need to worry about when we do any development,” he said. “How much of a ricochet effect of what we’re proposing is going to have on neighborhoods and the businesses in the community.” Cambridge residents are frequently at the center of the city’s heated land debates. Last month, residents in Shady Hill Square filed a lawsuit to halt...
...horde's racist frenzy escalating at the sight of the Jewish Hazout shielded by Granomont, who is black, the cop pulled out his service revolver, ordered his attackers to back off, and fired shots when they surged anew. One of those bullets injured a PSG fan before its ricochet killed Julien Quemener - a 25-year-old season ticket holder. Amid the recoil and confusion, Granomont spirited Hazout into a nearby McDonald's, which the band of thugs then besieged before police reinforcements arrived...
...give them up in bunches in that short a period of time.”The Saints struck for their fourth goal when a St. Lawrence shot bounced off the back of freshman Chad Morin in front of the net, with Tobe unable to get his hands on the ricochet. Soon after, the Saints seized an open puck directly in front of Harvard’s net during the power play and beat Tobe, expanding their lead to 5-2.“You can say what you want, they got lucky bounces or they didn?...