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Here's a partial list of the Crimson's nicknames: Kristen "Blando" Bland; Jamie "Jamer" Henikoff; Christina "Drago" Dragomirescu; Amy "A.D." deLone; Jacki "Farrey" Farrell; Tanya "T&T" Stasiuk; Nicole "Nickeloeb" Rival; Jennifer "Mink" Minkus. And of course the coaches--Ed "The Ed" Krass and Mark "Questionmark" Wesselink...
...Basically, we really want to win the match," Dragomirescu said, "but we couldn't pull it out. This has been a great year. We were really happy for Blando [Kristin Bland]. It says a lot that our number-one player...
...contest of wills with President Juan María Bordaberry that ended Monday, the Uruguayan army and air force (later joined by the navy) pulled off a golpe blando, or "soft coup" -so called not only because it was bloodless, but because it left the civilian regime intact, if impotent. In exchange for salvaging his title and office, Bordaberry surrendered most of his powers to the armed forces. The military will have the final say in a newly appointed "security council" embracing both civilian ministers and top-ranking military commanders. The council's real functions will be carried...
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