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...brought the puck up the ice, Harvard set up its offense. The puck passed around the circle from Vaughn to Vaillancourt and finally to Bassett, who wristed it home from the right circle.And to complete the scoring rampage, Vaillancourt took a pass from Ryabkina on the power play and broke towards the Terrier net. She went top-shelf to earn her second hat trick in four games.“It’s one of those games where you shoot at the net and it goes in,” Vaillancourt said. “The team has been...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Blowout in Beanpot | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

...persistent offensive threat. On top of that, the Terrier offense had trouble getting the puck on frame, with only seven of 22 attempts making it on target. But when the Crimson gave the opponent man-advantages in the remaining periods, BU proved its power-play mettle and broke through Harvard’s defense to score a pair of momentum-shifting goals. Terrier Nick Bonino knocked in the tying goal during a second-period power play. The game-winner was scored on a BU man-advantage created by a Crimson penalty with just over two minutes remaining in the game...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Boston University Power Play Too Much For Harvard to Handle in Beanpot Loss | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

...Word broke the next evening that the President and Chief Justice had executed, for all intents and purposes, a private do-over at the White House. It took twenty-five seconds and was performed, according to White House counsel Greg Craig, “out of an abundance of caution.” Strict fidelity was delayed but not denied...

Author: By Eric B. Lomazoff | Title: An Oath “Faithfully” Reenacted | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

Against Union, in the absence of fellow tri-captain Sarah Vaillancourt, Brine broke the ice and settled Harvard’s nerves by scoring the opening goal early in the second period...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Tri-Captain Shines In Road-Trip Sweep | 2/3/2009 | See Source »

Built in 1737, the HMS Victory (a later version would be commanded by Admiral Nelson) was, in its day, the most powerful warship in the Royal Navy. In 1744, it was part of the fleet, commanded by war hero Admiral John Balchin, that broke through a French blockade of the Tagus river at Lisbon. Returning to England, a fierce storm hit the fleet, first separating the Victory from the other ships, and then sinking it, reportedly near the Channel Islands. The 1,100 sailors on board, as well as the sons of some of Britain's most prestigious families...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The HMS Victory, Famed Shipwreck, Is Found | 2/2/2009 | See Source »

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