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...captain Katharine Woodman-Maynard said. “That was a highlight.”This early success catapulted the crew to a No. 4 national ranking, as Radcliffe made its first trip south to Camden to face perennial contenders Stanford and Wisconsin for the Knecht Cup. The varsity eight boat smoked all three Wisconsin boats that earned a berth in the Grand Final, pulling up just four seconds behind first-place Stanford. Remarkably, the second varsity eight boat qualified for the Grand Final as well.“Even though Princeton wasn’t there...
...Champale ("the malt liquor you serve like champagne") from back in the '60s - alcoholic energy drinks contain a lot of sugar and flavoring. The difference is that this new generation of malt beverages also contains stimulants. A typical can has about as much caffeine as a venti cup of Starbucks, along with additives like guarana and ginseng that can rev the central nervous system...
...Friday's newspapers treated the event as if it were a soccer cup final. "What is Havel's Play Like?" runs a bold-type headline followed by five stars in Lidove Noviny, a daily not in the habit of running arts stories on its front pages. The business daily Hospodarske Noviny called the play the "theatrical event of the season" . "Sure, the fame of the author ? plays a role but it is an extraordinary experience nonetheless...
...world to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, fourth in the adventure series that began with Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981 and the first since The Last Crusade 19 years ago. Inside the Grand Palais, the crowd's mood was more World Cup Final than movie premiere. Some revelers trumpeted the first four notes of John Williams' signature theme, and others responded with the next three. The lights dimmed, the Lucasfilm Ltd. logo materialized, and the audience erupted in cheers...
...sports events, using them them to boost the nation's morale in the tradition of the Soviet Union in its heyday. And there was certainly an opportunity for crowing, just last week, when Russia's Zenit St. Petersburg won a 2-0 victory over Glasgow Rangers in the UEFA Cup Final staged in Manchester. That trophy may be a lesser tournament than the Champion's League, but that didn't stop both Prime Minister Putin and his President-consort Dmitri Medvedev from celebrating Zenit as if it had defended Mother Russia against foreign aggression. In the same week, a second...